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Moral Conversion and Video Games is an in-depth exploration of Spec Ops: The Line, a critically acclaimed video game that subverts its genre by confronting players with the psychological and moral consequences of war.
Disguised as a standard third-person shooter, the game gradually reveals a dark, self-critical narrative in which the player’s choices, though seemingly free, lead to horrifying outcomes, most notably a white phosphorus attack on civilians. Praised for its story, aesthetic, and philosophical depth, the game has been interpreted as a critique of glorified violence, American exceptionalism, and the illusion of meaningful choice in video games. Its use of cognitive and ludo-narrative dissonance forces players to reflect on their own complicity in virtual violence. The game’s mirrored reference to Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, recast as a burned mother and child, deepens its ethical and even theological resonance.
This insightful and in-depth study will interest researchers and students of video game studies, moral philosophy, and cultural theology.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781041011200
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-041-01120-0
- Verlag: Routledge
- Erscheinungstermin: 04.12.2025
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2025
- Serie: Routledge Critical Studies in Video Games and Culture
- Produktform: Gebunden, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 302 g
- Seiten: 126
- Format (B x H x T): 145 x 222 x 11 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt