On reality and simulation in an extra-moral sense : the playful logic of life and death in Liberty City

This paper is a critical examination of the relationship between reality and simulation. After a brief theoretical introduction, it unfolds its argument on an empirical level, using a thick game playing description of GRAND THEFT AUTO IV. This in-game experience serves as material for the subsequent...

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Main Author: Butler, Mark
Other Authors: Atkins, Barry (Response)
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2010
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-42787
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2010/4278/