Games of empire : global capitalism and video games

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Label

Games of empire : global capitalism and video games

Title remainder

global capitalism and video games

Statement of responsibility

Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter

Creator

• Dyer-Witheford, Nick, 1951-
• Dyer-Witheford, Nick, 1951-

Contributor

• De Peuter, Greig

Subject

• Imperialism -- Social aspects
• Video games -- Economic aspects
• Video games -- Social aspects
• Capitalism -- Social aspects

Language

eng

Summary

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, video games are an integral part of global media culture, rivaling Hollywood in revenue and influence. No longer confined to a subculture of adolescent males, video games today are played by adults around the world. At the same time, video games have become major sites of corporate exploitation and military recruitment. In Games of Empire, Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter offer a radical political critique of such video games and virtual environments as Second Life, World of Warcraft, and Grand Theft Auto, analyzing them as the exemplary m

Member of

• Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central
• Electronic mediations, 29

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

794.8

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

LC call number

GV1469.34.S52

LC item number

D94 2009eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography