Aesthetic Theory and the Video Game

"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