What is it about?
Game studies requires an analysis of the role of the player. This can be done with the tools offered by social ontology. Some mind experiments on the nature of the game rules will be used as sample.
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Why is it important?
The results of the usage of the tools offered by social ontology leads to give up the reductionism shared by the majority of game studies.
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I really suggest the lecture of this article to anyone who needs an updated view on the fundamental notions of game studies.
Dr. Ivan Mosca
University of Torino
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This page is a summary of: What Is It Like to Be a Player? The Qualia Revolution in Game Studies, Games and Culture, September 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1555412016666367.
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