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Book Title
Halo and Philosophy : Intellect Evolved
Publication Name
Halo and Philosophy
Title
Halo and Philosophy
Subtitle
Intellect Evolved
Author
Luke Cuddy
Contributor
Luke Cuddy (Edited by)
Format
Trade Paperback
EAN
9780812697186
ISBN
9780812697186
Publisher
Open Court
Genre
Games & Activities, Philosophy
Topic
Video & Electronic, Essays
Release Date
21/07/2011
Release Year
2011
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.5in
Item Length
9in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Item Width
6in
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Since the Doom series, First Person Shooter (FPS) videogames have ricocheted through the gaming community, often reaching outside that community to the wider public. While critics primarily lampoon FPSs for their aggressiveness and on-screen violence, gamers see something else. Halo is one of the greatest, most successful FPSs ever to grace the world of gaming. Although Halo is a FPS, it has a science-fiction storyline that draws from previous award-winning science fiction literature. It employs a game mechanic that limits the amount of weapons a player can carry to two, and a multiplayer element that has spawned websites like Red vs. Blue and games within the game created by players themselves. Halo 's unique and extraordinary features raise serious questions. Are campers really doing anything wrong? Does Halo 's music match the experience of the gamer? Would Plato have used Halo to train citizens to live an ethical life? What sort of Artificial Intelligence exists in Halo and how is it used? Can the player's experience of war tell us anything about actual war? Is there meaning to Master Chief's rough existence? How does it affect the player's ego if she identifies too strongly with an aggressive character like Master Chief? Is Halo really science fiction? Can Halo be used for enlightenment-oriented thinking in the Buddhist sense? Does Halo 's weapon limitation actually contribute to the depth of the gameplay? When we willingly play Halo only to die again and again, are we engaging in some sort of self-injurious behavior? What is expansive gameplay and how can it be informed by the philosophy of Michel Foucault? In what way does Halo 's post-apocalyptic paradigm force gamers to see themselves as agents of divine deliverance? What can Red vs. Blue teach us about personal identity? These questions are tackled by writers who are both Halo cognoscenti and active philosophers, with a foreword by renowned Halo fiction author Fred Van Lente and an afterword by leading games scholar and artist Roger Ngim.

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Open Court
ISBN-10
0812697189
ISBN-13
9780812697186
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Halo and Philosophy : Intellect Evolved
Author
Luke Cuddy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Video & Electronic, Essays
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Games & Activities, Philosophy
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
59
Lc Classification Number
Gv1469.25.H36h35
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-012571
Dewey Decimal
794.8
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by marcuswilliams777
    Mar 02, 2012

    Great for Gamers and Philosophy fans

    Having previously read the volume on Legend of Zelda and Philosophy, I was worried that this book would have a similar focus on videogames and philosophy rather than focus on its specific topic. Thankfully, that was not the case. This book was a very enjoyable read, and VERY focused on Halo. Here's a rundown of the essays you get in it: Section 1: Master Chief's identity (as a character and an avatar for the player), war and soldiers as seen (and praised) by Plato, and science fiction influences on the Halo universe. Section 2: Why players test themselves with Legendary mode, the role of the game's music, the idea of identity with examples from Red Vs. Blue, and an analysis of the Covenant religion. Section 3: Halo as a classical Apocalypse story, how personal weapon preferences ...

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