The military-entertainment complex

With the rise of drones and computer-controlled weapons, the line between war and video games continues to blur. In this book, the authors trace how the realities of war are deeply inflected by their representation in popular entertainment. War games and other media, in turn, feature an increasing n...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Lenoir, Timothy, 1948- (Author), Caldwell, Luke (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Series:MetaLABprojects.
Subjects:
War video games.
War video games > Social aspects > United States.
War > Computer simulation > Social aspects > United States.
Military art and science > Computer simulation.
War in mass media.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, in mass media.
Video games industry.
Jeux vidéo de guerre.
Jeux vidéo de guerre > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Guerre > Simulation par ordinateur > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Art et science militaires > Simulation par ordinateur.
Guerre dans les médias.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009, dans les médias.
Jeux vidéo > Industrie.
War video games
Military art and science > Computer simulation
Video games industry
War in mass media
War on Terrorism (2001-2009) in mass media
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Induction: The Military-Entertainment Complex and the Contemporary War Imaginary
  • 1. From Battlezone to America's Army: The Defense Department and the Game Industry
  • 2. Creating Repeat Consumers: Epic Realism and the Birth of the Wargame Franchise
  • Windows
  • 3. Coming to a Screen Near You: The RMA and Affective Entertainment
  • 4. Press X to Hack: Cyberwar and Videogames
  • Window
  • Discharge: Counter-Wargaming in Spec Ops: The Line
  • Endnotes
  • Linkography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Credits

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