Treacherous Play

• Main Author: Carter, Marcus (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2021
• Series: Playful Thinking
• Subjects: Computer games / online games: strategy guides; Ethics & moral philosophy; Advertising & society; EVE Online; Survivor; Survivor CBS; DayZ; Game Studies; Games; Play; Betrayal; Trust; Treachery; Deception; Scamming; Espionage; Permadeath; Permanent Death; Consequential Play; Reality Television; Media Studies; Play Studies; Dark Play; Game Ethics; Play Ethics; MMOG; Zombies
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The ethics and experience of "treacherous play": an exploration of three games that allow deception and betrayal-EVE Online, DayZ, and Survivor. Deception and betrayal in gameplay are generally considered off-limits, designed out of most multiplayer games. There are a few games, however, i...