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Fictional Practices of Spirituality I: Interactive Media
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Abstract "Fictional Practices of Spirituality" provides critical insight into the implementation of belief, mysticism, religion, and spirituality into worlds of fiction, be it interactive or non-interactive. This first volume focuses on interactive, virtual worlds - may that be the digital realms of video ga... view more
"Fictional Practices of Spirituality" provides critical insight into the implementation of belief, mysticism, religion, and spirituality into worlds of fiction, be it interactive or non-interactive. This first volume focuses on interactive, virtual worlds - may that be the digital realms of video games and VR applications or the imaginary spaces of life action role-playing and soul-searching practices. It features analyses of spirituality as gameplay facilitator, sacred spaces and architecture in video game geography, religion in video games and spiritual acts and their dramaturgic function in video games, tabletop, or LARP, among other topics. The contributors offer a first-time ever comprehensive overview of play-rites as spiritual incentives and playful spirituality in various medial incarnations.... view less
Keywords
spirituality; pop culture; religion; computer game; media; experience; religious science; digital media; virtual reality
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Other Fields of Humanities
Free Keywords
Game Design; Interactive Fiction; Videogames; Religious Studies; Media Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
475 p.
Series
Culture & Theory, 262
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839461921
ISSN
2702-8976
ISBN
978-3-8394-6192-1
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0