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Westminster John Knox Press
Language
English
Pages
248

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Subjects

Video games, Christianity, Social media, Video Games - Religious Aspects - Christianity, Videospiel, Contemporary Issues, Religion, Media - Religious Aspects - Christiantiy

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Halos and Avatars: playing video games with God
2010, Westminster John Knox Press
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Table of Contents

Section I: Playing games with God
From Tekken to Kill Bill : the future of narrative storytelling? / Chris Hansen
Ultima IV : moral choices and surprising revelations / Mark Hayse
The play is the thing : interactivity from Bible fights to passions of the Christ / Rachel Wagner
Islamogaming : digital dignity via alternative storytellers / Heidi Campbell
Wii are inspirited : the transformation of home video consoles (and us) / Kutter Callaway
Section II: Halos
Myst and Halo : an interview with Rand Miller and Marty O'Donnell / Lisa Swain
Madden rules : sports and competitive video games / Matt Kitchen
Poets, posers, and guitar heroes : virtual art for a virtual age / Andrew McAlpine
Bioshock to the system : smart choices in video games / Kevin Newgren
Section III: Avatars
'Til disconnection do we part : the initiation and wedding rite in second life / Jason Shim
Role playing : toward a theology for gamers / Dan White Hodge
Cybersociality : the divine holodeck / John W. Morehead
Conclusion: Born to play / Craig Detweiler
Appendix: Deep design : how parents, youth workers, and other adults can talk with kids about gaming / Kara Powell and Brad Griffin.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Louisville, Ky

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794.8
Library of Congress
GV1469.3 .H35 2010, GV1469.3.H35 2010

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viii, 248 p. ;
Number of pages
248

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OL24419112M
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0664232779
ISBN 13
9780664232771
LCCN
2009033750
OCLC/WorldCat
430056868

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