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To Hold the Ace in the Sleeve. What is Cheating in Video Games?

Author(s): Jacek Molencki
Subject(s): Sociology, Sociology of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: video games;interactivity;cheating;popular culture;gaming

Summary/Abstract: The central premise of the following text concerns the concept of cheating in video gaming. It studies the various ways of abusing gaming rules, like exploitation or the use of external devices, from traditional, non-digital games to modern computer or console games. The goal of this dissertation is to answer the question: is cheating in video games possible and whether it’s morally acceptable.

  • Issue Year: IV/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 135-150
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish