{"product_id":"the-art-of-videogames-9781405187886","title":"The Art of Videogames","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Videogames\u003c\/i\u003e explores how philosophy of the arts theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming, situating videogames in the framework of analytic philosophy of the arts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how philosophical theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten for a broad audience of both philosophers and videogame enthusiasts by a philosopher who is also an avid gamer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the relationship between games and earlier artistic and entertainment media, how videogames allow for interactive fiction, the role of game narrative, and the moral status of violent events depicted in videogame worlds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that videogames do indeed qualify as a new and exciting form of representational art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grant Tavinor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405187886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant Tavinor\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. He has published articles on videogames in the journal \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and has been playing videogames for as long as he can remember.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44308000899187,"sku":"9781405187886","price":54.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_334958d6-7f87-435c-8adc-f01a26c2cfe8.jpg?v=1771074491","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-art-of-videogames-9781405187886","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}