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Respawn : Gamers, Hackers, and Technogenic Life
Title:
Respawn : Gamers, Hackers, and Technogenic Life
Author:
Milburn, Colin
ISBN:
9781478090366

9781478002789
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Publication Information:
Durham Duke University Press 2018
Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (312 p.)
Abstract:
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.
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