Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This extended abstract, in the vein of autoethnography, reflexively analyzes an organic approach to play in Minecraft that resists extractive, colonial tendencies common to sandbox crafting games. In primary theoretical use are Melissa Kagen's postapocalyptic pastoral to assist in my reading of the game, and Rachael Hutchinson's observant play to dissect the playstyle and what it means to modify a game to better match or explore one's reading of it.
Author: J. M. L. Whittington
Institution: Marshall University
Language: English
Topic: Digital Games and Media
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4413451848