In this Book
- Respawn: Gamers, Hackers, and Technogenic Life
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Duke University Press
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summary
In Respawn Colin Milburn 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, Milburn illustrates how they impact the lives of gamers and non-gamers 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 walkthrough guide to our digital culture and its high-tech controversies, Milburn shows how games and playable media spawn new modes of engagement in a computerized world.
Table of Contents

- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Introduction. All Your Base
- pp. 1-24
- 1. May the Lulz Be with You
- pp. 25-50
- 2. Obstinate Systems
- pp. 51-77
- 3. Still Inside
- pp. 78-101
- 4. Long Live Play
- pp. 102-133
- 5. We Are Heroes
- pp. 134-171
- 6. Green Machine
- pp. 172-198
- Conclusion. Save Point
- pp. 217-226
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 227-230
- Bibliography
- pp. 271-292
Additional Information
ISBN
9781478002789
Related ISBN(s)
9781478001348, 9781478002925, 9781478090366
MARC Record
OCLC
1152996774
Pages
308
Launched on MUSE
2020-07-04
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND