Algorithmic Intimacy, Prosthetic Memory, and Gamification in Black Mirror.
Black Mirror (2011–current), an anthology science-fiction television series, portrays how digital technologies reflect and shape our dreams and nightmares about the current media environment. The ways in which Black Mirror depicts the world where digital devices are strongly tied to human consciousn...
| Published in: | Journal of Popular Film & Television Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 109 - 119 |
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| Format: | Film/TV Criticism and Review |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr-Jun2021
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