Halo and philosophy : intellect evolved

Cuddy, Luke, 1980- (Added Author). Van Lente, Fred. (Added Author).

Summary: "To the uninitiated--and even some initiates--First Person Shooter (FPS) games are sordid exercises in mindless violence, destroying the sensibilities of teenage videogame addicts. But there's more to Halo than this superficial stereotype. For many former youthful devotees, Halo has been the cosmic bridge to understanding and even wisdom."--

Record details

ISBN: 0812697189
ISBN: 9780812697186
ISBN: 0812697286
ISBN: 9780812697285
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 220 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Chicago : Open Court, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	UNSC briefing / Fred Van Lente -- Eliminate hostile anti-intellectual units / Luke Cuddy -- Who is master chief? / Joyce C. Havstad -- Master chief and the meaning of life / Jeff Sharpless -- Why Plato wants you to play Halo / Roger Travis -- Does Cortana dream of electric sheep? / Monica Evans -- The initiatory journey to legendary play / Sébastien Hock-Koon -- Halo and music / Ben Abraham -- Personal identity in Blood Gulch / Peter Ludlow and Chiara Repetti-Ludlow -- Enlightment through Halo's possible worlds / Luke Cuddy -- Apocalypse Halo / Rachel Wagner, Tyler DeHaven, and Chris Hendrickson -- The plasma grenade is the new razor blade / Michael Jenkins -- Playing with fantasies in the spartan (sub)consciousness / Patrick Tiernan -- What's wrong with camping? / Galen Foresman -- Sandbox confrontations / Shane Fliger -- What would Foucault think about speed runs, jeep jumps, and Zombie? / Felan Parker -- Would Cortana pass the Turing test? / Sherol Chen -- UNSC debriefing : don't look now, the boogeyman's behind you-- or is it the flood? / Roger Ngim.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.