Beschreibung:
Nick Dyer-Witheford is associate professor and associate dean in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario. Greig de Peuter is a doctoral candidate in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Games in the Age of EmpirePart I. Game Engine: Labor, Capital, Machine1. Immaterial Labor: A Workers' History of Videogaming2. Cognitive Capitalism: Electronic Arts3. Machinic Subjects: The Xbox and Its RivalsPart II. Gameplay: Virtual/Actual4. Banal War: Full Spectrum Warrior5. Biopower Play: World of Warcraft6. Imperial City: Grand Theft AutoPart III. New Game?7. Games of Multitude8. Exodus: The Metaverse and the MinesNotesBibliographyIndex