"Video games conjure new worlds for those who play them, human or otherwise: they have been played by cats, pigs and penguins, and they let gamers experience life from the perspective of pets, predators, and prey. Tom Tyler's eclectic collection of essays considers a host of animals who challenge players to think anew about winning and losing, difficulty settings, accessibility, virtuality, vitality and vulnerability, and much more"--
"Video games conjure new worlds for those who play them, human or otherwise: they have been played by cats, pigs and penguins, and they let gamers experience life from the perspective of pets, predators, and prey. Tom Tyler's eclectic collection of essays considers a host of animals who challenge players to think anew about winning and losing, difficulty settings, accessibility, virtuality, vitality and vulnerability, and much more"--
Tom Tyler is lecturer in digital culture at the University of Leeds. He is editor of Animal Beings, coeditor of Animal Encounters, and author of CIFERAE: A Bestiary in Five Fingers (Minnesota, 2012).
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Acknowledgments 1. Game 2. A Singular of Boars 3. How Does Your Dog Smell? 4. Enumerating Ruminants 5. An Inkling 6. Playing Like a Loser 7. A Thing Worth Doing 8. Cows, Clicks, Ciphers, and Satire 9. Meanings of Meat 10. Total BS! 11. Misanthropy without Humanity 12. Difficulties 13. Trojan Horses Notes Bibliography Ludography Publication History Index
Acknowledgments 1. Game 2. A Singular of Boars 3. How Does Your Dog Smell? 4. Enumerating Ruminants 5. An Inkling 6. Playing Like a Loser 7. A Thing Worth Doing 8. Cows, Clicks, Ciphers, and Satire 9. Meanings of Meat 10. Total BS! 11. Misanthropy without Humanity 12. Difficulties 13. Trojan Horses Notes Bibliography Ludography Publication History Index
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