Frame and metaphor in political games

Ian Bogost

Frame and metaphor in political games

Ian Bogost

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Abstract

This paper offers an approach to analyzing political rhetoric in videogames intended to carry ideological bias, based on cognitive linguist George Lakoff's notion of metaphor and frame as the principle organizers or political discourse. I then argue for three ways games function in relation to ideological frames: reinforcement, contestation, and exposition through examples of political games (Tax Invaders), art games (Vigilance 1.0), and commercial games (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas). Secondarily, I offer thoughts on issues likely to arise from the hypothetical adoption of political frame and metaphor as design principles.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2005
Event	2nd International Conference on Digital Games Research Association: Changing Views: Worlds in Play, DiGRA 2005 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: Jun 16 2005 → Jun 20 2005

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Digital Games Research Association: Changing Views: Worlds in Play, DiGRA 2005
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver, BC
Period	06/16/05 → 06/20/05

Keywords

Cognitive linguistics
Grand theft auto
Political videogames

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Frame and metaphor in political games

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