Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools

Stefano Gualeni is a philosopher and videogame designer. He released his first commercial video game at the age of sixteen and gained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Gualeni lectures and researches in game design, game studies, and the philosophy of technology at the Institute of Digital Games, University of Malta.

• 1. The Questions Concerning Digital Technology2. A Reflection On Metaphysical Thought And Its Technological ' 'Overcoming ' '3. Worlds In The Age Of Their Digital Simulation4. Thinking With Virtual Worlds5. Augmented Ontologies And A Challenge To Western Philosophy: Videogames And Simulations As Mediators Of Human Thought And Experience6. Positionality In The Digital Age: Virtual Bodies And The Effects Of Virtual Experiences7. Virtual Worlds As Poetic Allegories8. Virtual Worlds And The Human Condition: Cognitive, Perceptual, Critical, And Operational Limitations