Fictional Practices of Spirituality I

Interactive Media
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-8376-6192-7
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, Band 262, 476 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 818 g

Reihe: Edition Kulturwissenschaft

1. Why did you choose this topic?

We are interested in how games and playful interactions, especially in digital games, allow us to understand what spirituality means to us in our daily life.

2. What new perspectives does your book offer?

Our book's main appeal is its interdisciplinary angle. It captures the importance of play and spirituality from a wide span of perspectives.

3. What makes your topic relevant for current research debates?

How human beings explore digital spheres (and discover a lot about themselves while doing so) is a topic of growing importance. We wanted to add a spiritual nuance to it that is yet largely absent from the discourse.

4. Choose one person you would like to discuss your book with!

We would love to discuss the anthology once more with all our authors, over a good cup of coffee. We had a great time composing this with them and would love to see what further research ideas we may weave from it.

5. Your book summary in one sentence:

Our book provides critical insight into the current state of analysis of spirituality in interactive fiction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marcato, Leonardo

Schniz, Felix

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur

Über Autor(innen)

Marcato, Leonardo
Leonardo Marcato is a lecturer of philosophy of computer games at Universität Klagenfurt, Austria. He has a Master’s degree in religious studies from the University of Padua, Italy, and a PhD in philosophy from Ca’ Foscari University. His research focuses on intercultural religion, practical philosophy, and digital philosophy. He is also a project manager at Keywords Studios, where he supervises the multilingual localization process of high-profile titles in the video game industry.