Transcending the Hunt: The Art and Philosophy of From Software Games
Location
Library 2025
Event Type
Presentation
Start Date
8-5-2023 6:20 PM
End Date
8-5-2023 7:20 PM
Description
Art is one of the most impactful forms of persuasive communication. This is, perhaps, because it makes us question who we are and what we believe in. The games published by FromSoftware, namely, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, all have deep philosophical messages. They aim to make the players think, to make discoveries about them selves, and to make deep moral decisions. For my project, I investigated and formulated claims on what these games try to make us feel, as well as providing philosophical context for these claims through the works of Georg Wilhelm Friedreich Hegel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Friedreich Nietzsche.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Casey Slott
Transcending the Hunt: The Art and Philosophy of From Software Games
Library 2025
Art is one of the most impactful forms of persuasive communication. This is, perhaps, because it makes us question who we are and what we believe in. The games published by FromSoftware, namely, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, all have deep philosophical messages. They aim to make the players think, to make discoveries about them selves, and to make deep moral decisions. For my project, I investigated and formulated claims on what these games try to make us feel, as well as providing philosophical context for these claims through the works of Georg Wilhelm Friedreich Hegel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Friedreich Nietzsche.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Casey Slott