Apocalypse postponed. Discourses on video games from noxious objects to redemptive devices

Over the last decade, a new narrative has emerged in favour of the medium of the video game. Games are now being described as a series of practices which improve our mental and physical skills (see Johnson, 2005, or the marketing and reception of Nintendo’s 2007 game Wii Fit); they are targeted to a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco Benoit Carbone, Paolo Ruffino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ass.ne Culturale Ludica 2012-05-01
Series:G|A|M|E The Italian Journal of Game Studies
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Online Access:http://www.gamejournal.it/apocalypse-postponed-discourses-on-video-games-from-noxious-objects-to-redemptive-devices/