From Sun Tzu to Xbox: War and Video Games by Ed Halter

From Sun Tzu to Xbox: War and Video Games

Paperback: 400 pages

Publisher: PublicAffairs; illustrated edition edition May 30, 2006

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1560256818

ISBN-13: 978-1560256816

Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches

Shipping Weight: 12 ounces

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"Essential for anyone interested in the future of games, computers, media, culture, war—and peace." -- McKenzie Wark, author of A Hacker Manifesto

"Steeped in a deep history of gaming and simulation…[An] expert tome…" -- The Village Voice

"[A] far-ranging sociological exploration. he tackles the queasy coupling of the entertainment industry and Warfare Inc. with impressive intellectual rigor." -- Time Out New York

"An extremely engaging, well researched and fascinating treatise bursting with intriguing ideas about war and gaming" -- BadLit

Product Description
Part of an industry that now earns more yearly than the Hollywood box office, video games have entered the forefront of the militarization of popular culture. How did this once-innocent pastime become a key player in America’s entry into global warfare? And is this blurring of reality changing the way we think about war?

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