Respawn
gamers, hackers, and technogenic life
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Author
Contributions
- Duke University Press - Contributor
Publication
2018 - , North Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
75,250 words, Guess
Page Count
301 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiverespawngamershac00milb
- ISBN-101478001348
- ISBN-101478002786
- ISBN-101478002921
- ISBN-139781478001348
and 8 more
- ISBN-139781478002789
- ISBN-139781478002925
- Library of Congress Control Number2018019514
- OCLC Control Number1015992948
- Better World Books9781478002925
- Better World Books9781478001348
- Better World Books9781478002789
- Open LibraryOL27106822M
Classifications
- DDC794.8
- LCCGV1469.34.S52 M55 2018
- LCCGV1469.34.S52M55
and 1 more
- LCCGV1469
Description
Examines the connections between video games, hacking, and science fiction that galvanize technological activism and technological communities. Discussing a wide range of games, from Portal and Final Fantasy VII to Super Mario Sunshine and Shadow of the Colossus, the author illustrates how they impact the lives of gamers and nongamers alike. They also serve as resources for critique, resistance, and insurgency, offering a space for players and hacktivist groups such as Anonymous to challenge obstinate systems and experiment with alternative futures. providing an essential walk-through guide to our digital culture and its high-tech controversies, the author shows how games and playable media spawn new modes of engagement in a computerized world.
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