Ability Machines: What Video Games Mean for Disability by Anderson, Sky Larell
Ability Machines: What Video Games Mean for Disability by Anderson, Sky Larell

Ability Machines: What Video Games Mean for Disability

Video games are both physically and cognitively demanding--so what does that mean for those with a disability...
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Author: Sky Larell Anderson
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Language: English
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Ability Machines: What Video Games Mean for Disability by Anderson, Sky Larell

Ability Machines: What Video Games Mean for Disability

$107.86
Ability Machines: What Video Games Mean for Disability by Anderson, Sky Larell

Ability Machines: What Video Games Mean for Disability

$107.86
Author: Sky Larell Anderson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Video games are both physically and cognitively demanding--so what does that mean for those with a disability or mental illness? Though they may seem at odds, Ability Machines illuminates just how vital video games are to understanding our bodies and abilities.

In Ability Machines, Sky LaRell Anderson shows us how video games can help us imagine what our abilities mean and how they engage us physically, behaviorally, and cognitively to envision our agency beyond limitations. On the surface, this can mean games provide power fantasies; more profoundly, games can fundamentally reshape cultural and personal understandings of mental health, illness, disability, and accessibility. Video games are indeed ability machines that produce a reimagined state of agency.

Featuring a comparative analysis of key video game titles, including Metal Gear Solid V, Wolfenstein II, Celeste, Devil May Cry 5, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hades, Nier: Automata, and more, Ability Machines tackles larger questions of ability and how our bodies relate to interactive media.



Author: Sky Larell Anderson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 07/02/2024
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780253070036

About the Author

Sky LaRell Anderson is Assistant Professor of Digital Media Arts in the Department of Emerging Media at the University of St. Thomas.


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