Gamer Theory

Hardcover, 240 pages

English language

Published April 30, 2007 by Harvard University Press.

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4 stars (1 review)

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4 stars

Mckenzie Wark has written a number of strong books, this foray leads us into the world and culture of gaming, something that for Wark becomes more than simply a discussion of how video games work in our culture, but more how our culture has become like a game. Wark's arguments are clear and convincing, if bleak at times. However, Wark refuses pessimism and instead attempts to forge what is also the book's title 'gamer theory' - a theory that will throw a wrench in contemporary culture.

Subjects

  • Cultural studies
  • Social Science
  • Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords
  • Sociology
  • Popular Culture - General
  • Social Aspects - Human-Computer Interaction
  • Video & Electronic - General
  • Social Science / Popular Culture
  • Computer games
  • Social aspects

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