| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Playing a better me : how players rehearse their ethos via moral choices |
| Authors: | Consalvo, Mia Busch, Thorsten Jong, Carolyn |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1555412016677449 |
| Published in: | Games and Culture |
| Volume(Issue): | 14 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Page(s): | 216 |
| Pages to: | 235 |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Sage |
| ISSN: | 1555-4120 1555-4139 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Ethics; Qualitative method; Player; Morality; Magic circle; RPGs; Interview; Computer game |
| Subject (DDC): | 170: Ethics 700: The arts and entertainment |
| Abstract: | This article is an exploration of players’ understandings of games that offer moral dilemmas in order to explore player choice in tandem with game mechanics. We investigate how game structures, including the presence of choice, a game’s length, and avatar presentation, push players in particular ways and also how players use those systems for their own ends. We explore how players “rehearse their ethos” through gameplay and how they are continually pushing back against the magic circle. It is based on two-dozen semi-structured interviews with players conducted in 2012. It illustrates that there are no clear-cut answers—game structures, including narratives, character designs, length, or save systems, can push players to act in certain ways that may or may not align with their own beliefs and goals. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/26140 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Center for Corporate Responsibility (CCR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Consalvo, M., Busch, T., & Jong, C. (2016). Playing a better me : how players rehearse their ethos via moral choices. Games and Culture, 14(3), 216–235. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412016677449
Consalvo, M., Busch, T. and Jong, C. (2016) ‘Playing a better me : how players rehearse their ethos via moral choices’, Games and Culture, 14(3), pp. 216–235. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412016677449.
M. Consalvo, T. Busch, and C. Jong, “Playing a better me : how players rehearse their ethos via moral choices,” Games and Culture, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 216–235, 2016, doi: 10.1177/1555412016677449.
CONSALVO, Mia, Thorsten BUSCH und Carolyn JONG, 2016. Playing a better me : how players rehearse their ethos via moral choices. Games and Culture. 2016. Bd. 14, Nr. 3, S. 216–235. DOI 10.1177/1555412016677449
Consalvo, Mia, Thorsten Busch, and Carolyn Jong. 2016. “Playing a Better Me : How Players Rehearse Their Ethos via Moral Choices.” Games and Culture 14 (3): 216–35. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412016677449.
Consalvo, Mia, et al. “Playing a Better Me : How Players Rehearse Their Ethos via Moral Choices.” Games and Culture, vol. 14, no. 3, 2016, pp. 216–35, https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412016677449.
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