video games as spiritual pursuit Leibovitz, Liel creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. pau 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 144 pages). If he were alive today, what might Heidegger say about Halo, the popular video game franchise? What would Augustine think about Assassin's Creed ? What could Maimonides teach us about Nintendo's eponymous hero, Mario? While some critics might dismiss such inquiries outright, protesting that these great thinkers would never concern themselves with a medium so crude and mindless as video games, it is impor℗Ưtant to recognize that games like these are, in fact, becoming the defining medium of our time. We spend more time and money on video games than on books, television, or fil. Introduction ; Chapter 1: Thinking inside the Box: Game Design, Glory, and the Search for God ; Chapter 2: A Ballet of Thumbs: What We Do When We Play Video Games ; Chapter 3: The Sweet Cheat: The Utility and the Ecstasy of Breaking the Rules; Chapter 4: The God Machine: On Being and Time in Video Games; Acknowledgments ; Notes ; Index. Liel Leibowitz. Includes bibliographical references and index. Video games Religious aspects Video games Psychological aspects RELIGION General Robotics Theological anthropology Christianity Artificial intelligence Computers Religious aspects Religion and science BL255.5 215 Leibovitz, Liel. West Conshohocken, PA : Templeton Press, [2013] (DLC) 2014412172 (OCoLC)852237550 9781599474502 1599474506 F5D585F0-0212-4587-A417-3BAEC78F994D OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=709918 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=709918 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=709918 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=709918 MHW 140306 20200709060102.0 ocn871780595 eng