The ethics of computer game design

Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views - Worlds in Play

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Sicart, Miguel ^a  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer game design; Computer games; Ethics; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAME; ETHICAL VALUES; ETHICS; GAME DESIGN; GAMEPLAY; PHILOSOPHY;

DESIGN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 84873345123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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