Respawn
Author | : Colin Milburn |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2018-11-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781478002789 |
ISBN-13 | : 1478002786 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Download or read book Respawn written by Colin Milburn and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.