The aesthetic experience in videogames

Authors

  • Guilherme Foscolo UFSB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/19805071.2023.28.1.7658

Keywords:

Videogame, Sport, Art, Aesthetic, Fiction

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to reflect, from the friction between two polemics – videogames as a sport or as an art –, on the aesthetic experience in videogames.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

FOSCOLO, G. The aesthetic experience in videogames. Revista Cientí­fica/FAP, Curitiba, v. 28, n. 1, p. 264–280, 2023. DOI: 10.33871/19805071.2023.28.1.7658. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/index.php/revistacientifica/article/view/7658. Acesso em: 17 may. 2024.

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2023): Dossiê Estética do Corpo e do Movimento: incursões no campo das artes

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