@book{2022:klevjer:what_is_th,
title = {What is the Avatar?},
year = {2022},
note = {What are the characteristic features of avatar-based singleplayer
videogames, from Super Mario Bros. to Grand Theft Auto? Rune Klevjer
examines this question with a particular focus on issues of
fictionality and realism, and their relation to cinema and Virtual
Reality. Through close-up analysis and philosophical discussion,
Klevjer argues that avatar-based gaming is a distinctive and dominant
form of virtual self-embodiment in digital culture. This book is a
revised edition of Rune Klevjer's pioneering work from 2007, featuring
a new introduction by the author and afterword by Stephan Günzel,
Jörg Sternagel, and Dieter Mersch.},
edition = {1},
publisher = {transcript},
address = {Bielefeld},
series = {Game Studies},
volume = {3},
author = {Klevjer, Rune}
}