| Physical description |
1 online resource (301 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
Experimental futures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: all your base -- May the lulz be with you -- Obstinate systems -- Still inside -- Long live play -- We are heroes -- Green machine -- Pwn -- Conclusion: save point. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Video games.
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Hackers.
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Technology -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781478002789 (electronic book) |
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1478002786 (electronic book) |
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9781478002975 (ebook) |
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9781478001348 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1478001348 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781478002925 (paperback) |
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1478002921 (paperback) |
| Standard Number |
10.1215/9781478002789 |
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