Gameplay Mode: War, Simulation, and Technoculture
Author:   Patrick Crogan
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
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9780816653355


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 November 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Gameplay Mode: War, Simulation, and Technoculture


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From flight simulators and first-person shooters to MMPOG and strategy games, 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, Patrick Crogan argues, we must first understand the military logics that created and continue to inform them.

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Author:   Patrick Crogan
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.236kg
ISBN:  

9780816653355


ISBN 10:   0816653356
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 November 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Technology, War, and Simulation 1. From the Military-Industrial to the Military-Entertainment Complex 2. Select Gameplay Mode: Simulation, Criticality, and the Chance of Videogames 3. Logistical Space: Flight Simulators and the Animation of Virtual Reality 4. Military Gametime: History, Narrative, and Temporality in Cinema and Games 5. The Game of Life: Experiences of the First-Person Shooter 6. Other Players in Other Spaces: War and Online Games 7. Playing Through: The Future of Alternative and Critical Game Projects Conclusion: The Challenge of Simulation Notes Index

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Patrick Crogan teaches film and media studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

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