When is Video Game Violence Wrong? | Christopher Bartel | TEDxAppalachianStateUniversity

Dr. Bartel explains morality in video games by questioning at what point fantasy becomes immoral. Most would say there is no reason to say any fantasy is immoral, as long as it is a fantasy, but when it comes to video games, those fantasies can become more or less real. So, is there a point where fantasy is immoral, and what can we do about it? Christopher Bartel is a professor of philosophy at Appalachian State University. He has received degrees from King's College London (PhD), University of Bristol (MA), and Berkley College of Music (BM). His research interests primarily lie within aesthetics with a special focus on philosophy of music and philosophy of video games. He has published essays on the ontology of musical works, the ethics of video fames, and historical inaccuracies in works of fiction. His essays have appeared in the British Journal of aesthetics, Ethics and Information Technology, the European Journal of Philosophy and the Journal of aesthetics and Art Criteria This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx