The Garden in the Machine: Video Games and Environmental Consciousness.
An essay is presented on how video games create environmental consciousness with technology's interaction with natural systems. It cites the video game "Grand Theft Auto V" and its narration of "Into the Deep" as resembling a nature documentary genre with its mix of wonder, ethical concern and scien...
| Publicado en: | Philological Quarterly Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 383 - 408 |
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| Formato: | Essay |
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Department of English, University of Iowa
Summer2014
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| Sumario: | An essay is presented on how video games create environmental consciousness with technology's interaction with natural systems. It cites the video game "Grand Theft Auto V" and its narration of "Into the Deep" as resembling a nature documentary genre with its mix of wonder, ethical concern and scientific explanation of undersea voyages and signs of human environmental degradation. It describes the online game "Fort McMoney" as a combination of environmental documentary and procedural gameplay. |
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