The recent rise of gamification lead to a revival of the traditional game studies debate on the relationship between games and society, a key theme since Huizinga, Caillois, and Suits. Yet quite surprisingly, the works of these three authors, Caillois in particular, have mainly been used to establish notable antecedents, not been reevaluated nor discussed. The following pages will first explain the reasons behind these overlooking, taking advantage of the gamification debate to compare the actual theories on the relationship between games and society, subsequently recalling Caillois' position, pointing out analogies and differences between the present and past stances. Secondly, this article will discuss the reasons to introduce the thought of Caillois in the current debate, showing compatibility between his theories and contemporary reflections, suggesting the possibility to use them to understand gamification, by observing the long-term analogies between games and societies and the role performed by mimicry.
Religious topics are increasingly common in video games, frequently addressing issues such as spirituality and transcendence. Yet this is only the surface of more complex phenomena, deeply tied to religious experience itself in interactive digital simulations. The aim of the chapter is to highlight the implications of the ties between religion and belief dynamics in video games. First, it focuses on different kinds of player–game belief relationships, which take the forms of agreements (symmetrical) and self-givings (asymmetrical). Then, it addresses the process of institution of belief: the necessity for players not only to pretend to believe in the digital world, but to experience the act of believing itself while playing. Lastly, it presents a series of case studies (Planescape Torment, Nier: Automata, The Talos Principle, and The Stanley Parable) to show different peculiar dynamics involved in the relationships between religio, belief, and the ludic experience.
Le recenti affermazioni elettorali della Lega Nord in Trentino e Valle d'Aosta consentono di osservare il radicamento del discorso populista di destra in un territorio caratterizzato da un'alta densità di aree interne e da una forte tradizione politica autonomista. L'articolo, attraverso un metodo interdisciplinare, mette a fuoco il fenomeno leghista nelle regioni alpine a partire dall'analisi delle pratiche discorsive in cui appaiono centrali le rivendicazioni nativiste e di riconoscimento, e delle variabili di scenario, come l'incidenza della crisi economica, l'orientamento neoliberista di alcune scelte di governance locale e l'incremento dei flussi migratori.
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