Halos and Avatars : Playing Video Games with God
ISBN: 9780664232771 | 0664232779
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Presbyterian Pub Corp
Pub. Date: 1/25/2010
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Craig Detweiler's collection of up-to-the-minute essays on video games' religious themes is for gamers, parents, pastors, media scholars, and theologians-virtually anyone who has dared to consider the ramifications of modern society's obsession with video games. And there is a wealth of material to explore. From a feminist reading of the Left Behind video game to an examination of bioethics and theology in controversial games such as BioShock, this book takes on an exploding genre in popular culture. Detweiler's well-researched work features in... MORE
| Introduction: Halos and Avatars | p. 1 |
| Playing Games with God | |
| From Tekken to Kill Bill: The Future of Narrative Storytelling? | p. 19 |
| Ultima IV: Simulating the Religious Quest | p. 34 |
| The Play Is the Thing: Interactivity from Bible Fights to Passions of the Christ | p. 47 |
| Islamogaming: Digital Dignity via Alternative Storytellers | p. 63 |
| Wii Are Inspirited: The Transformation of Home Video C... MORE | p. 75 |
| Halos | |
| Myst and Halo: A Conversation with Rand Miller and Marty O'Donnell | p. 91 |
| Madden Rules: Sports and the Future of Competitive Video Games | p. 108 |
| Poets, Posers, and Guitar Heroes: Virtual Art for a Virtual Age | p. 121 |
| Bio Shock to the System: Smart Choices in Video Games | p. 135 |
| Avatars | |
| 'Til Disconnection Do We Part: The Initiation and Wedding Rite in Second Life | p. 149 |
| Role Playing: Toward a Theology for Gamers | p. 163 |
| Cybersociality: Connecting Fun to the Play of God | p. 176 |
| Conclusion: Born to Play | p. 190 |
| Appendix: Beyond "Turn that Thing Off! " Elevating the Gaming Conversation between Parents & Kids | p. 197 |
| Notes | p. 209 |
| List of Contributors | p. 231 |
| Index | p. 235 |
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Craig Detweiler directs the Center for Entertainment, Media and Culture at Pepperdine University. He is the author of Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century and coauthor of A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture. He blogs at www.purplestateofmind.com.
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