Zen and Slow Games
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0262553562
ISBN-13
9780262553568
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Imprint
MIT Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 20th, 2026
Print length
236 Pages
Weight
212 grams
Dimensions
20.30 x 13.40 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Society and culture: generalSociety & culture: general
Ksh 6,850.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
Delivery in 14 days
2 copies in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 14 days
Secure
Quality
Fast
A deep dive into the reflective modes of playfulness in video games.
Slowness and reflectiveness have always been part of the video game medium, though they have been used very differently throughout its history. In Zen and Slow Games, Víctor Navarro-Remesal challenges the dominant discourse of action and quick reflexes in video games to offer an analysis of reflectiveness as a style in games, tracing its evolution from its origins to the present time. Two labels are of particular importance: the Zen modes (and later, Zen games) of the 2000s, especially during the Casual Revolution, and the slow games or slow gaming movement, which started in the 2010s and is ongoing today. The term “reflective games” is offered as an umbrella to bring together these and other labels to raise awareness and discussion of slow gaming.
Slowness and reflectiveness have always been part of the video game medium, though they have been used very differently throughout its history. In Zen and Slow Games, Víctor Navarro-Remesal challenges the dominant discourse of action and quick reflexes in video games to offer an analysis of reflectiveness as a style in games, tracing its evolution from its origins to the present time. Two labels are of particular importance: the Zen modes (and later, Zen games) of the 2000s, especially during the Casual Revolution, and the slow games or slow gaming movement, which started in the 2010s and is ongoing today. The term “reflective games” is offered as an umbrella to bring together these and other labels to raise awareness and discussion of slow gaming.
Get Zen and Slow Games by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by MIT Press Ltd and it has pages.
