James McBain

Base

Country

United States
Institutional affiliation

Pittsburg State University
Title

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Research interests relevant to game philosophy

My current research involves whether players are moral agents in game worlds, how players make moral judgments in game worlds, and how players come to know in game worlds (through interfaces and game world design).
Publications and presentations relevant to game philosophy

Publications:
(with Scott Squires) “’Shock’ingly Limited: Escaping Columbia’s God of Necessity through Kenosis,” BioShock and Philosophy, Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
“Epistemic Lives and Knowing in Virtual Worlds,” forthcoming.

Presentations:
“Knowing When to Pull Aggro: Knowledge in Video Game Worlds,” Keynote Talk, Columbia College Undergraduate Conference, October 24, 2014.
“Video Game Ethics and Fictional Morality,” Columbia College Speaker Series, Columbia, MO, April 14, 2012.
“Rethinking the Ethics of Video Games,” Hanover College, Philosophy Speaker Series, October 21, 2010.
“Rethinking the Ethics of Video Games,” Kansas State University Speaker Series, Manhattan, KS, January 22, 2010.
Keywords

Ethics, Epistemology, Game Worlds, Player, User Interface
Personal links

https://pittstate.academia.edu/JamesMcBain
http://www.pittstate.edu/faculty-staff/james-mcbain
Name

James McBain
Background

Philosophy