Abstract
Playing in the Paracosm: Imagination, Hyperreality and the Video Game Experience (video essay)
Highlights
In a time of so-called “post-truth,” constructed experiences like social media and Disneyland can convince individuals that a “hyperreality” of imagined symbols, landscapes and characters are more idealistic and convincing than lived realities
Links between hyperreality and the imagination are well-established from research into paracosms, or complex imaginary worlds
Whilst the benefits of imaginary play on children’s psychological development and popular literary works have been expressed, in paracosm studies, sound is unusually minimised compared to other senses
Summary
Playing in the Paracosm: Imagination, Hyperreality and the Video Game Experience Raymond Sookram, Goldsmiths, University of London In a time of so-called “post-truth,” constructed experiences like social media and Disneyland can convince individuals that a “hyperreality” of imagined symbols, landscapes and characters are more idealistic and convincing than lived realities.
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