The ontology of videogames.

What are the identity and persistence conditions of videogames? This paper surveys the contemporary philosophical literature on this topic. Specifically, I discuss various views which attempt to ground the identity of videogame works in their rules, in their algorithmic structure, in their source co...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 204; no. 4; pp. 1 - 21
Autor principal: Declos, Alexandre
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2024
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