Respawn
Gamers, Hackers, and Technogenic Life
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Games, Video & Electronic, Computers, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Colin Milburn | ISBN: | 9781478002789 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press | Publication: | November 15, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Duke University Press Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colin Milburn |
| ISBN: | 9781478002789 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press |
| Publication: | November 15, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Duke University Press Books |
| Language: | English |
In Respawn Colin Milburn 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, Milburn illustrates how they impact the lives of gamers and non-gamers 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 walkthrough guide to our digital culture and its high-tech controversies, Milburn shows how games and playable media spawn new modes of engagement in a computerized world.
In Respawn Colin Milburn 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, Milburn illustrates how they impact the lives of gamers and non-gamers 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 walkthrough guide to our digital culture and its high-tech controversies, Milburn shows how games and playable media spawn new modes of engagement in a computerized world.
