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July 2, 2026Games and Culture

“I Kant Play This”: Rethinking Sublimity Through Video Game Glitches

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Overview

The article redefines sublimity in video games by exploring glitches as crucial sources of aesthetic experience.

Key Points

  • The aim is to challenge traditional notions of sublime in video games by emphasizing glitches as revealing moments.
  • Analyses of aesthetic theory, philosophy, and existing game studies literature.
  • Case studies of specific game glitches in Pac-Man and Fallout: New Vegas.
  • Glitches in video games evoke affective conditions similar to classical sublime experiences.
  • The article presents glitches not as negative events, but as meaningful interactions that reveal deeper insights.

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Steven Kielich (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a46012e9ed13430313110b2https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120261465200
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