Edited by Ralf Beil, Antje Ehmann. Text by Paul Virilio, Harun Farocki, Boris Groys.
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 Games investigates how devastation is transfigured into forms of entertainment that militarize the imagination.
FORMAT: Hbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 208 pgs / 194 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $45.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $55 ISBN: 9783775729918 PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz AVAILABLE: 8/31/2011 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: SDNR30 PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited by Ralf Beil, Antje Ehmann. Text by Paul Virilio, Harun Farocki, Boris Groys.
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 Games investigates how devastation is transfigured into forms of entertainment that militarize the imagination.
