The Basic Principles of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games in Relation to Philosophy

• Autorzy: Petr Sádlo
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this article is to uncover the relationships between philosophy and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (hereinafter MMORPG) and their discussion fora; i.e. the relevance of existential and analytical philosophy to the virtual world of MMORPGs. Content analysis of writings by famous philosophers was employed as a reliable method for gathering relevant data, as it was for collecting useful information from MMORPG discussion fora. The author assumes that MMORPGs originated as a response to the super-technical and increasingly technocratic western world from which players want to escape in order to find a simpler and more challenging, yet virtual world.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

globalisation; chaos; MMORPG; discussion fora; existential philosophy; analytical philosophy

• Wydawca: The Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Czech Republic
• Czasopismo: Littera Scripta
• Rocznik: 2018
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 132-144

Daty

wydano

2018-06-29

Twórcy

autor

Petr Sádlo

• Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice,