Intimation and experience of the self in games

This paper contains a brief overview of several views of the “self” – from the soul in ancient philosophy to identity and character in modern day gaming – and explores the ways in which video games can help to restate traditional questions about the self in a new interactive context. It does this by framing the original thought arguments alongside the project Intimation, an interactive thesis game project about the powerful tools of characterization provided by mechanics in video games.