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"From flight simulators and first-person shooters to MMPOG and innovative strategy games like 2008's Spore, computer games owe their development to computer simulation and imaging produced by and for the military during the Cold War. To understand their place in contemporary culture, Patri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crogan, Patrick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2011.
Colección:Electronic mediations ; v. 36.
Temas:
Geschichte.
Video games > Social aspects.
War video games.
Flight simulation video games.
Jeux vidéo > Aspect social.
Jeux vidéo de guerre.
Jeux vidéo de simulation de vol.
GAMES > Video & Electronic.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Flight simulation video games
Computer games > Social aspects
War video games
Video games > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Technology, war, and simulation
  • From the military-industrial to the military-entertainment complex
  • Select gameplay mode: simulation, criticality, and the chance of video games
  • Logistical space: flight simulators and the animation of virtual reality
  • Military gametime: history, narrative, and temporality in cinema and games
  • The game of life: experiences of the first-person shooter
  • Other players in other spaces: war and online games
  • Playing through: the future of alternative and critical game practices
  • Conclusion: the challenge of simulation.

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