I argue that virtual reality is a sort of genuine reality. In particular, I argue for virtual digitalism,
on which virtual objects are real digital objects, and against virtual fictionalism, on which …

This article explores the nature and theoretical import of a hitherto neglected class of fictions
which we term 'self‐involving interactive fictions'(SIIFs). SIIFs are interactive fictions, but they …

Video games permeate our everyday existence. They immerse players in fascinating
gameworlds and exciting experiences, often inviting them in various ways to reflect on the …

How might we philosophize about the metaverse? It is traditionally held that the four main
branches of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and logic. In this article, I …

Virtuality is fast becoming the base mode of many people's lives. Portions of humanity's
youngest generation might be the first to be more familiar chatting to their friends online than …

Description: London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.| Series: Imagines: classical
receptions in the visual and performing arts| Includes bibliographical references and index …

Dark Souls, like most videogames, is plausibly classified as a work of fiction. The relevant
notion of interactivity is unclear, however, and stands in need of explication. Unlike more …

Within the last few decades, the videogame has become an important media, economic, and
cultural phenomenon. Along with the phenomenon's proliferation the aspects that constitute …

This article explores the unique philosophical challenges that video games pose as forms of
interactive fiction and examines the different types of fictional truth which they present in …

This book investigates the emerging phenomenon of the self as it exists in the online world.
It argues for an externalist conception of self and identity, one that does not depend on the …