Games and Bereavement
Author | : Sabine Harrer |
Publisher | : transcript Verlag |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2019-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783839444153 |
ISBN-13 | : 3839444152 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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 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.