02389nam a2200385 i 4500 CR9781108873079 UkCbUP 20250826121418.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 191004s2020||||enk o ||1 0|eng|d 9781108873079 (ebook) 9781108819435 (paperback) UkCbUP eng rda UkCbUP GV1469.34.P79 B37 2020 794.8 23 Bareither, Christoph, author. 608617 Playful virtual violence : an ethnography of emotional practices in video games / Christoph Bareither. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020. 1 online resource (65 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cambridge elements. Elements in histories of emotions and the senses, 2632-1068 Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Oct 2020). Open Access title. Violence in video games has been a controversial object of public discourse for several decades. The question of what kind of emotional experiences players enact when playing with representations of physical violence in games has been largely ignored however. Building upon an extensive ethnographic study of players' emotional practices in video games, including participant observation in online games, qualitative interviews, an analysis of YouTube videos and gaming magazines since the 1980s, this Element provides new insights into the complexity and diversity of player experiences and the pleasures of playful virtual violence. Instead of either defending or condemning the players, it contributes foundational, unprejudiced knowledge for a societal and academic debate on a critical aspect of video gaming. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Video games Psychological aspects. Video games Social aspects. Violence in video games. 608618 Emotions Anthropological aspects. 265136 Print version: 9781108819435 Cambridge elements. Elements in histories of emotions and the senses, 2632-1068. 608619 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108873079 321079 321079