Description: Through analysis and philosophical discussion, Klevjer argues that avatar-based gaming is a distinctive and dominant form of virtual self-embodiment in digital culture. This is a revised edition of Rune Klevjer's pioneering work from 2007, featuring a new introduction by the author and afterword by Stephan Günzel, Jörg Sternagel, and Dieter Mersch.
Brief description: Rune Klevjer is an associate professor at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen. He specializes in computer game theory, with particular interest in player-avatar relationships, narrative, and the nature of fictional representation in virtual environments.
Review Quotes: »Klevjers Dissertation ist nach wie vor eine wichtige und lesenswerte Arbeit, die trotz verständlicher Sprache und hervorragender Lesbarkeit nicht an Komplexität verliert und durchaus noch immer als Grundlagenwerk zu avatarbasiertem Spielen gelten kann.«-- "Markus Spöhrer, MEDIENwissenschaft, 3 (2024)"