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playing video games with God

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248

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Halos and Avatars: playing video games with God
2010, Westminster John Knox Press
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2010, Westminster John Knox Press
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Table of Contents

Section I: Playing games with God
From Tekken to Kill Bill : the future of narrative storytelling? / Chris Hansen
Ultima IV : moral choices and surprising revelations / Mark Hayse
The play is the thing : interactivity from Bible fights to passions of the Christ / Rachel Wagner
Islamogaming : digital dignity via alternative storytellers / Heidi Campbell
Wii are inspirited : the transformation of home video consoles (and us) / Kutter Callaway
Section II: Halos
Myst and Halo : an interview with Rand Miller and Marty O'Donnell / Lisa Swain
Madden rules : sports and competitive video games / Matt Kitchen
Poets, posers, and guitar heroes : virtual art for a virtual age / Andrew McAlpine
Bioshock to the system : smart choices in video games / Kevin Newgren
Section III: Avatars
'Til disconnection do we part : the initiation and wedding rite in second life / Jason Shim
Role playing : toward a theology for gamers / Dan White Hodge
Cybersociality : the divine holodeck / John W. Morehead
Conclusion: Born to play / Craig Detweiler
Appendix: Deep design : how parents, youth workers, and other adults can talk with kids about gaming / Kara Powell and Brad Griffin.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Louisville, Ky

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
794.8
Library of Congress
GV1469.3 .H35 2010, GV1469.3.H35 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 248 p. ;
Number of pages
248

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24419112M
Internet Archive
halosavatarsplay0000detw
ISBN 10
0664232779
ISBN 13
9780664232771
LCCN
2009033750
OCLC/WorldCat
430056868

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