Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction 9
4. Part I – Role- Play and Spirituality
5. The Epiphany Experiment 23
6. Play to Find Yourself 53
7. The Hunter Will Take You 85
8. Part IIa - Practice: Game Design
9. Conjuring The Witch’s Way 109
10. Practicing Dying 137
11. Part IIb – Practice: Research
12. Exploring Applications of Videogame Magic through Tumblr’s Pop Culture Witchcraft 161
13. Where the Magic is 187
14. Part IIIa -Videogames: Experience
15. I Believe in Videogames 211
16. Fittingly Violent 239
17. Part IIIb – Videogames: Perspective
18. Spes Ultracombinatoria 265
19. Sacred Places and Spatial Design in Fantasy- themed Isometric cRPGs 287
20. Franchised Esotericism 301
21. Part IIIc – Videogames: From the East
22. Ex Anankes 321
23. “At the Same Time ... Both Truth and Fiction” 347
24. Religion and Spirituality in NieR: Automata 373
25. Part IIId – Videogames: The Case Study of Dragon Age
26. Negotiating Spiritual Uncertainty through the Lens of Videogames 397
27. Religion According to Bioware 411
28. Light, Blood, Stone, and Order 441
29. Part IV – Concluding thoughts
30. Unlocking the Spiritual Potential of Games 465