Dual Wield - (Video Games and the Humanities) by Jon Stone (Paperback)
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- In recent years, poetry and video games have begun talking to - and taking from - one another in earnest.
- About the Author: Jon Stone, Matlock, England.
- 171 Pages
- Games, Video & Electronic
- Series Name: Video Games and the Humanities
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In recent years, poetry and video games have begun talking to - and taking from - one another in earnest. Poets, ever in pursuit of meaning, now draw inspiration from digital-interactive fantasy worlds, while video game developers aim to enrich their creations by imbuing them with poetic depth. This book investigates the phenomena of poem-game hybrids and other forms of poetic-ludic interplay, making use of both a multidisciplinary critical approach and the author's own experiments in building and testing hybrid artefacts. What emerges is the suggestion of a future where reading and playing are no longer seen as separate endeavours, where the quests for sensory pleasure and philosophic insight are one and the same.From the Back Cover
In recent years, poetry and video games have begun talking to - and taking from - one another in earnest. Poets, ever in pursuit of meaning, now draw inspiration from digital-interactive fantasy worlds, while video game developers aim to enrich their creations by imbuing them with poetic depth. This book investigates the phenomena of poem-game hybrids and other forms of poetic-ludic interplay, making use of both a multidisciplinary critical approach and the author's own experiments in building and testing hybrid artefacts. What emerges is the suggestion of a future where reading and playing are no longer seen as separate endeavours, where the quests for sensory pleasure and philosophic insight are one and the same.
Jon Stone is a Derbyshire-born writer, editor and researcher. He won a Society of Authors Eric Gregory Award in 2012 and his collection, School of Forgery (Salt, 2012) was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. He is a Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
About the Author
Jon Stone, Matlock, England.