It's Not Always About You: The Subject and Ecological Entanglement in Video Games

• Published in: Games and culture Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 743 - 760
• Main Authors: Heijmen, Nicky, Vervoort, Joost
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2024
• Subjects: ecology; subjectivity; sustainability; game design; video games

In the face of a global ecological crisis, culturally dominant framings of subjective experience as separate from living ecologies are no longer sufficient. Games might offer ways to break down these divisions. Alenda Chang has proposed bringing game ecologies to life. To complement her position, in...