ZEN AND SLOW GAMES

Victor Navarro-Remesal

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A deep dive into the reflective modes of playfulness in video games.

Slowness and reflectiveness have always been part of the video game medium, though they have been used very differently throughout its history. In Zen and Slow Games, Víctor Navarro-Remesal challenges the dominant discourse of action and quick reflexes in video games to offer an analysis of reflectiveness as a style in games, tracing its evolution from its origins to the present time. Two labels are of particular importance: the Zen modes (and later, Zen games) of the 2000s, especially during the Casual Revolution, and the slow games or slow gaming movement, which started in the 2010s and is ongoing today. The term “reflective games” is offered as an umbrella to bring together these and other labels to raise awareness and discussion of slow gaming.

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LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
English	Paperback		9780262553568	2026	224
English	eBook		N/A	2026	224

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Zen and Slow Games (Playful Thinking)

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