Gameplay Mode : War, Simulation, and Technoculture /

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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
Autor principal: Crogan, Patrick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Video games > Social aspects.
Computer war games.
Computer games > Social aspects.
Computer flight games.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
GAMES > Video & Electronic.
Jeux de pilotage d'avions sur ordinateur.
Jeux de guerre sur ordinateur.
Jeux video > Aspect social.
Electronic books.
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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