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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Milburn, Colin, 1975- author.     Subjects     Video games.     Hackers.     Technology -- Social aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Milburn, Colin, 1975- author.       by title:      Respawn : gamers, ha...         MARC Display

Respawn : gamers, hackers, and technogenic life / Colin Milburn. by Milburn, Colin, 1975- author. Durham : Duke University Press, 2018. Subjects Video games.   Hackers.   Technology -- Social aspects. ISBN:  9781478001348 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) 1478001348 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) 9781478002925 (paperback ; alkaline paper) 1478002921 (paperback ; alkaline paper) Series:  Experimental futures. Description:  301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  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, the author illustrates how they impact the lives of gamers and nongamers 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 walk-through guide to our digital culture and its high-tech controversies, the author shows how games and playable media spawn new modes of engagement in a computerized world.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 794.8 Mi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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