A New Defense of Gadamer's Hermeneutics

Weberman, David

doi:10.2307/2653427

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“…It is certain that the audience is part of the performance, but obviously not like a gamer who has active agency when playing a game. A work of literature or cinema may not reach its full potential if the audience succeeds in grasping "the essence" of the work (Weberman, 2000). Checking one's understanding of a piece of literature or cinema by comparing it to prior works and other interpretations contextualizes its meaning.…”

Section: Instant Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These aspects can be further clarified by hermeneutics. Weberman (2000) differentiates between "relational" and "intrinsic properties" of games as procedural systems. He states that:…”

Section: Games As Objects Of Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…"Real-time" hermeneutics is more an amalgamation of interconnected concepts than a simple straightforward concept. Consistent with this position, Weberman (2000) states that "the object of understanding is indeterminate (or underdetermined); it is constituted in part by the horizon of the specific historically situated knower and changes according to what that horizon is" (p. 52).…”

Section: Games As Objects Of Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As those contexts change, so do their meanings. Discussing examples of artworks, texts and historical events, and comparing them to games, Weberman (2000) argues:…”

Section: Games As Objects Of Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interpreting Games: Meaning Creation in the Context of Temporality and Interactivity

Mhamdi¹

2017

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

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The concept of interpretation applied to texts, videos, pictures, posts and all other types of media is varied. Objects are open to different forms of interpretation and games, as objects of meaning, are no exception. Explicating meaning creation in games will create a better understanding of game functions and their effects. This study explores how games alter the process of meaning creation through investigating their detailed properties and differentiation from other forms of media as objects of interpretation. This study argues that understanding meaning creation in games entails more than an examination of the presentation layer by a deeper analysis that considers interactivity and temporality. It contends that due to the interactive nature of games, the role of player participation is vital because gamers influence the operative mechanics of games and hence their meanings.

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Section: Instant Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These aspects can be further clarified by hermeneutics. Weberman (2000) differentiates between "relational" and "intrinsic properties" of games as procedural systems. He states that:…”

Section: Games As Objects Of Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Games As Objects Of Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As those contexts change, so do their meanings. Discussing examples of artworks, texts and historical events, and comparing them to games, Weberman (2000) argues:…”

Section: Games As Objects Of Interpretationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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