{"product_id":"values-at-play-in-digital-games-9780262027663b","title":"Values at Play in Digital Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eA theoretical and practical guide to integrating human values into the conception and design of digital games, with examples from \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJourney\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld of Warcraft\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All games express and embody human values, providing a compelling arena in which we play out beliefs and ideas. “Big ideas” such as justice, equity, honesty, and cooperation—as well as other kinds of ideas, including violence, exploitation, and greed—may emerge in games whether designers intend them or not. In this book, Mary Flanagan and Helen Nissenbaum present \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eValues at Play,\u003c\/span\u003e a theoretical and practical framework for identifying socially recognized moral and political values in digital games. Values at Play can also serve as a guide to designers who seek to implement values in the conception and design of their games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After developing a theoretical foundation for their proposal, Flanagan and Nissenbaum provide detailed examinations of selected games, demonstrating the many ways in which values are embedded in them. They introduce the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eValues at Play\u003c\/span\u003e heuristic, a systematic approach for incorporating values into the game design process. Interspersed among the book's chapters are texts by designers who have put \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eValues at Play\u003c\/span\u003e into practice by accepting values as a design constraint like any other, offering a real-world perspective on the design challenges involved.","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42994385551440,"sku":"9780262027663B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/values-at-play-in-digital-games-9780262027663b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}