Suicide and other dangers of game over

Donzília Alagoinha Felipe

Suicide and other dangers of game over

Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais (CICS.NOVA - NOVA FCSH)

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Abstract

The idea of death became an indispensable requisite in video games: To kill or to be killed in virtual reality has become acceptable -Together with other kinds of violence. This article intends to be a reflection of one of the issues regarding gameplay, specifically the concept of death and suicide present in computer games - in particular in its connection with the GAME OVER button, and some of its implications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	17th International Conference on Intelligent Games on Simulation, GAME-ON 2016
Publisher	Eurosis
Pages	93-97
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9789077381946
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	17th International Conference on Intelligent Games on Simulation, GAME-ON 2016 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 13 Sep 2016 → 15 Sep 2016

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Intelligent Games on Simulation, GAME-ON 2016
Country	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	13/09/16 → 15/09/16

Keywords

Computer games
Game over
Representations of death
Suicide

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