Aesthetic Theory & The Video G

"An established scholar of the sociology of gaming and computers, Kirkpatrick (Univ. of Manchester, UK) argues video games are autonomous cultural forms that should be considered art." -- A. J. Wharton. Choice "Kirkpatrick positions the aesthetics of video games in interactivity, outside the traditional realm of formal or literary representation." -- A. J. Wharton. Choice "...adds a distinct, if rather conservative, perspective on video game play to the burgeoning field of game studies." -- A. J. Wharton. Choice