Session Information
Title | Taboo: Are there areas in which meaningful play must not, cannot tread? |
Presenter(s) | Lindsay Grace, Miami University
Braxton Soderman, Brown University Shira Chess, Miami University |
Time | Friday, October 22, 1:00p-2:00p |
Location | Parlor C |
Format | Panel |
Description | As the use of persuasive games increases, the question about what is appropriate in gaming takes on new resonance. Games are not merely under scrutiny for violent or sexual content; they are increasingly becoming a medium for political and philosophical expression. These new expressions are no longer dismissible as mere entertainment, as they declare a new understanding of games - games as rhetoric, critique, persuasion and even propaganda. Like all mass media there is a critical mass for content which exceeds the limits of a contemporary audience. This panel seeks to discuss that limit, critically examining the subject matter and expression in games with these specific agendas.
Key questions addressed in this panel include:
The panel is comprised of comparative media theorists and game designers. |