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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 203-218 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2018 |
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Automation of play : theorizing self-playing games and post-human ludic agents. / Fizek, Sonia.
In: Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds, Vol. 10, No. 3, 01.10.2018, p. 203-218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Automation of play
T2 - theorizing self-playing games and post-human ludic agents
AU - Fizek, Sonia
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - This article offers a critical reflection on automation of play and its significance for the theoretical inquiries into digital games and play. Automation has become an ever more noticeable phenomenon in the domain of video games, expressed by self-playing game worlds, self-acting characters, and non-human agents traversing multiplayer spaces. On the following pages, the author explores various instances of automated non-human play and proposes a post-human theoretical lens, which may help to create a new framework for the understanding of videogames, renegotiate the current theories of interaction prevalent in game studies, and rethink the relationship between human players and digital games.
AB - This article offers a critical reflection on automation of play and its significance for the theoretical inquiries into digital games and play. Automation has become an ever more noticeable phenomenon in the domain of video games, expressed by self-playing game worlds, self-acting characters, and non-human agents traversing multiplayer spaces. On the following pages, the author explores various instances of automated non-human play and proposes a post-human theoretical lens, which may help to create a new framework for the understanding of videogames, renegotiate the current theories of interaction prevalent in game studies, and rethink the relationship between human players and digital games.
U2 - 10.1386/jgvw.10.3.203_1
DO - 10.1386/jgvw.10.3.203_1
M3 - Article
VL - 10
SP - 203
EP - 218
JO - Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds
JF - Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds
SN - 1757-191X
IS - 3
ER -