Playing Around With Morality: Introducing the Special Issue on “Morality Play”

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Games and Culture 14 (4):299–305 (2019)
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This special issue of Games and Culture focuses on the intersection between video games and ethics. This introduction briefly sets out the key research questions in the research field and identifies trends in the articles included in this special issue

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The banality of simulated evil: Designing ethical gameplay. [REVIEW]Miguel Sicart - 2009 - Ethics and Information Technology 11 (3):191-202.

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