Games and Bereavement How Video Games Represent Attachment, Loss, and Grief |
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| Author:
| Harrer, Sabine |
| Series title: | Media Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8376-4415-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | transcript Verlag
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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How can videogames portray love and loss? Games and Bereavement answers this question by looking at five videogames and carrying out a participatory design study with grievers. Sabine Harrer highlights possible connections between grief and videogames, arguing that game design may help make difficult personal feelings tangible. After a brief literary review of grief concepts and videogame theory, the book deep-dives into examples of tragic inter-character relationships from videogame...
More DescriptionHow can videogames portray love and loss? Games and Bereavement answers this question by looking at five videogames and carrying out a participatory design study with grievers. Sabine Harrer highlights possible connections between grief and videogames, arguing that game design may help make difficult personal feelings tangible. After a brief literary review of grief concepts and videogame theory, the book deep-dives into examples of tragic inter-character relationships from videogame history. Building on these examples, the book presents a case study on pregnancy loss as a potential grief experience that can be validated through game design dialogue.