The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy: I Link Therefore I Am (Popular Culture and Philosophy Book 36)

With both young and adult gamers as loyal fans, The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved video game series ever created. The contributors to this volume consider the following questions and more: What is the nature of the gamer's connection to Link? Does Link have a will, or do gamers project their wills onto him? How does the gamer experience the game? Do the rules of logic apply in the game world? How is space created and distributed in Hyrule (the fictional land in which the game takes place)? How does time function? Is Zelda art? Can Hyrule be seen as an ideal society? Can the game b.;Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Setting Up the Game; Level 1; 1; 2; 3; Level 2; 4; 5; Level 3; 6; 7; Level 4; 8; 9; Level 5; 10; 11; Level 6; 12; 13; Level 7; 14; 15; Level 8; 16; 17; Level 9; 18; 19; It's a Secret to Everybody; 20; Heroes of Hyrule; Index. Chapters Address Philosophical Aspects Of The Video Game The Legend Of Zelda And Video Game Culture In General--provided By Publisher. Setting Up The Game / Luke Cuddy -- Level 1: Emotion, Experience, And Thought -- Why Do We Care Whether Link Saves The Princess? / Jonathan Frome -- Look Before You Warp / Douglas Wilson -- Legend And Logic : Critical Thinking In The Gaming And Real Worlds / Robert Arp And Dennis Milarker -- Level 2: Dodongo And Death -- Link's Search For Meaning / Toni Fellela -- The Hero With A Thousand Hearts : Death In Zelda / Anna B. Janssen -- Level 3: Don't Get Manhandled By Manhandla-or ... Mind-handled? -- Slave Morality And Master Swords : Ludus And Paidia In Zelda / Kristina Drzaic And Peter Rauch -- Shape Shifting And Time Traveling : Link's Identity Issues / Rachel Robison -- Level 4: The Cdi Games Don't Count! : Timelines And Miyamoto -- The Hero Of Timelines / Sean C. Duncan And James Paul Gee -- Linking To The Past : Zelda Is A Communication Game / Carl Matthew Johnson -- Level 5: Time And Space In Hyrule -- Three Days In Termina : Zelda And Temporality / Lee Sherlock -- Constructing Nespace In Zelda / Joaquin Siabra-fraile -- Level 6: Treasures Of The Hyrulopolis -- Zelda As Art / Luke Cuddy -- Hyrule's Green And Pleasant Land : The Minish Cap As Utopian Ideal / Paul Brown -- Level 7: You Are Nearing The End Of Your Quest ... Grumble, Grumble -- I Am Link's Transcendental Will : Freedom From Hyrule To Earth / Dario S. Compagno -- Zeldathustra / Michael Bruce -- Level 8: The Triforce-need I Say More? -- A Link To The Triforce : Miyamoto, Lacan, And You / Patrick Dugan -- The Triforce And The Doctrine Of The Mean / Charles Joshua Horn -- Level 9: Don't Patra-nize Me! -- How Can There Be Evil In Hyrule? / Dwayne Collins -- The Legend Of Feminism / Joyce C. Havstad And Iris M. Jahng -- It's A Secret To Everybody -- Getting To Know The World Next Door / Roger Ngim. Edited By Luke Cuddy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. With both young and adult gamers as loyal fans, The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved video game series ever created. The contributors to this volume consider the following questions and more: What is the nature of the gamer's connection to Link? Does Link have a will, or do gamers project their wills onto him? How does the gamer experience the game? Do the rules of logic apply in the game world? How is space created and distributed in Hyrule (the fictional land in which the game takes place)? How does time function? Is Zelda art? Can Hyrule be seen as an ideal society? Can the game be enjoyable without winning? The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy not only appeals to Zelda fans and philosophers but also puts video games on the philosophical map as a serious area of study. Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 11 Setting Up the Game 12 Level 1 20 1 22 2 36 3 48 Level 2 62 4 64 5 74 Level 3 82 6 84 7 94 Level 4 102 8 104 9 122 Level 5 138 10 140 11 152 Level 6 170 12 172 13 184 Level 7 196 14 198 15 210 Level 8 220 16 222 17 230 Level 9 240 18 242 19 252 It's a Secret to Everybody 264 20 266 Heroes of Hyrule 270 Index 276