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\nCALL FOR SUBMISSIONS\nfor a topical issue of Open Philosophy\nPHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO GAMES AND GAMIFICATION: ETHICAL\, AESTHETIC\, TECHNOLOGICAL AND \;POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES\n \;\n \;
\nOpen Philosophy \;(https://www.degruyter.com/opphil) invites submissions for the topical issue " Philosophical Approaches to Games and Gamification: Ethical\, Aesthetic\, Technological and \;Political Perspectives\," edited by Giannis Perperidis (Panteion University\, Greece). &ensp\;&ensp\;&ensp\;\n \;
\nDESCRIPTION \;\n \;
\nThis special issue aims at exploring innovative philosophical approaches \;on games and gamification. Numerous philosophers in various historical periods attempted to \;explore the ontological\, ethical\, political and \;economic foundations of play and games. From Heraclitus to \;Kant\, Nietzsche and \;most recent scholars\, play and games \;are related to aesthetic\, temporal\, ontological\, and \;political \;matters. Digital games and \;virtual worlds have challenged typical boundaries of thought in the before-mentioned fields. A philosophy of games and \;virtual worlds needs to \;approach old and \;new ways we perceive play and games and \;address issues deriving from aspects such as virtual reality\, playing vs games \;in the analogue or digital worlds and \;digital games \;production.\n
\nMoreover\, an important issue concerning the relation of games and \;society is gamification. In a broad sense\, gamification \;means the transition of gaming categories of thought\, habits and structures into &ldquo\;real&rdquo\; procedures such as communication in online platforms\, structuring of working spaces\, personal development or even the &ldquo\;credit system&rdquo\;. Gamification&rsquo\;s consequences have not yet highlighted in depth: the way &ldquo\;platform capitalism&rdquo\; works\; the way workers are bound to \;companies via aesthetically designed &ldquo\;treats&rdquo\;\; the shaping of working hours and \;space\; the digitally designed smart cities\; the way politicians acquire and \;fascinate their audience\; the way &ldquo\;nudge&rdquo\; works. All of the abovementioned elements of gamification \;need to \;be evaluated in regard to \;their ethical and \;political \;implementations.\nContributions may address (but not be limited to) the following topics:\n
\n\n- \nRevisions of older philosophical approaches to \;play and games.\n
\n- \nInnovative aesthetic \;issues concerning digital games \;(are digital worlds works of art? What kind of temporality do digital worlds entail?).\n
\n- \nWhat is the essence of virtual reality created by digital games? What affordances does it generate? Does it entail ontological\, metaphysical and/or representational issues?\n
\n- \nPower relations and \;digital worlds.\n
\n- \nGaming production and \;philosophical \;issues (ethical\, political and/or economic matters)\n
\n- \nIs gamification ethical? How should we assess the political \;communication of political \;leaders who attempt to \;fascinate their audience through gamifying techniques and \;technologies? How are modern technical artifacts influenced by gamification? What are the consequences of Virtual Reality in production? How is it used and \;how can it be ethically and \;politically evaluated?\n
\n- \nTechnological \;issues concerning digital games and/or gamification \;technologies and/or gamified technologies.\n
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We especially welcome contributions that raise (and/or attempt to \;answer) philosophical \;questions regarding technical and \;economic dimensions of the before-mentioned topics.\n
\nAuthors publishing their articles in the special issue will benefit from: \;\n \;·\; transparent\, comprehensive and \;fast peer review\, \;\n \;·\; efficient route to \;fast-track publication and \;full advantage of De Gruyter's e-technology.\n \;
\nBecause Open Philosophy \;is published under an Open Access model\, as a rule\, publication costs should be covered by so called Article Publishing Charges \;(APC)\, paid by authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders or sponsors. \;\n \;
\nAuthors without access to \;publishing funds are encouraged to \;discuss potential discounts or waivers with Managing Editor of the journal Katarzyna Tempczyk (katarzyna.tempczyk@degruyter.com) before submitting their manuscripts. \;\n \;
\n \; \;\nHOW TO \;SUBMIT \;\n \;
\nSubmissions will be collected from September 1 to \;October 31\, 2024. \;\n
\nTo \;submit an article for the special issue of Open Philosophy\, authors are asked to \;access the online submission system at: \; http://www.editorialmanager.com/opphil/ \;\n \;
\nPlease choose as article type: Games and Gamification\n \;
\nBefore submission the authors should carefully read over the Instruction for Authors\, available \;\nat: https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/OPPHIL/downloadAsset/OPPHIL_Instruction%20for%20Authors.pdf\n \;
\nAll contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication. \;\n \;
\nFurther questions about this thematic issue can be addressed to \;Giannis Perperidis at johnperpe@gmail.com. \;In case of technical problems with submission\, please contact AssistantManagingEditor@degruyter.com \; \; \;\n \;
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