Tyler, T (2019) Meanings of Meat in Videogames. In: McCorry, S and Miller, J, (eds.) Literature and Meat Since 1900. Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature . Palgrave , Cham, Switzerland , pp. 231-247. ISBN 978-3-030-26916-6
Abstract
Meat is ubiquitous in videogames and, when consumed by avatars or their agents, will frequently confer some aid or benefit. In many games it serves as the most nourishing form of sustenance for those who are hungry, but it can also operate as the most effective restorative for those who are injured, as a potent source of temporary power-ups and enhancements, or as a valuable resource to be spent on permanent improvements and upgrades. In short, in so far as it functions as an indispensable, life-giving food stuff, meat comes to represent vitality. As a common condition of humans and animals, however, meat can also take on a rather different significance, as is illustrated by the game Super Meat Boy, and the ambiguous claim that its protagonist is a “boy made of meat”.
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Keywords: | meat; videogame; animal; animal studies; game studies; Minecraft; A Dark Room; Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate; DomiNations; Francis Bacon; Gilles Deleuze; Matthew Calarco; Super Meat Boy; PETA; Super Tofu Boy; vitality; vulnerability |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2019 12:18 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave |
Series Name: | Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-26917-3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154088 |