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Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle

Jamie Woodcock

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Description:More people are playing video games than ever before, and yet much of the work of their production remains obscured to us.Deploying a Marxist approach, Jamie Woodcock delves into the hidden abode of the gaming industry, unravelling the vast networks of artists, software developers, and factory and logistics workers whose material and immaterial labor flows into the products we consume on a gargantuan scale. Beyond this, the book analyzes the increasingly important role the gaming industry plays in contemporary capitalism, and the broader transformations of work and economy that it embodies. Woodcock also presents game-play itself not as a “deviant activity,” as it is often understood, but as a commentary of estrangement from contemporary forms of work. In so doing, it offers a fresh and much needed analysis of a sector which has for too long been neglected by scholars and labor activists alike. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle. To get started finding Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: More people are playing video games than ever before, and yet much of the work of their production remains obscured to us.Deploying a Marxist approach, Jamie Woodcock delves into the hidden abode of the gaming industry, unravelling the vast networks of artists, software developers, and factory and logistics workers whose material and immaterial labor flows into the products we consume on a gargantuan scale. Beyond this, the book analyzes the increasingly important role the gaming industry plays in contemporary capitalism, and the broader transformations of work and economy that it embodies. Woodcock also presents game-play itself not as a “deviant activity,” as it is often understood, but as a commentary of estrangement from contemporary forms of work. In so doing, it offers a fresh and much needed analysis of a sector which has for too long been neglected by scholars and labor activists alike. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle. To get started finding Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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