Serious Games Krieg Medien Kunst |
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| Text by:
| Farocki, Harun
Virilio, Paul |
| Editor:
| Beil, Ralf
Ehmann, Antje |
| ISBN: | 978-3-7757-2991-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH & Co KG
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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During the Persian Gulf War, the world witnessed an unprecedented convergence of warfare and media coverage. Civilian televisions were broadcasting images that had just been seen by military censors; shortly afterwards, this data was being translated into computer games peddled to teens. Through the work of international artists, Serious Gamesinvestigates how devastation is transfigured into forms of entertainment that militarize the imagination.
During the Persian Gulf War, the world witnessed an unprecedented convergence of warfare and media coverage. Civilian televisions were broadcasting images that had just been seen by military censors; shortly afterwards, this data was being translated into computer games peddled to teens. Through the work of international artists, Serious Gamesinvestigates how devastation is transfigured into forms of entertainment that militarize the imagination.