An Introduction to the Ethics of Computer Games

Autor(en)

Alexander Filipovic, Julian Lamers

Abstrakt

While spread and influence of digital games has increased significantly in recent years, they are still a rather new object of applied ethics. This article aims to address the subject out of the perspective of media ethics. To introduce such an ethics of digital games, the heterogeneity of the subject as well as the concept of entertainment in general need to be considered. After an entertainment-ethical approach will be outlined, moral problems as well as morally positive effects of digital games will be evaluated and summarized to offer a short and introductory overview of the ethical aspects of digital games.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Systematische Theologie und Ethik

Externe Organisation(en)

Hochschule für Philosophie München

Seiten

29-43

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28175-5

Publikationsdatum

2021

ÖFOS 2012

603204 Christliche Sozialethik, 603103 Ethik

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/an-introduction-to-the-ethics-of-computer-games(c8cfb594-ae37-496e-99ac-e089d47a2a27).html