Parker, Felan
Beyond the Sea: Navigating Bioshock
- ISBN 13:
- 9780773554986
- author:
- Parker, Felan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 488
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 22.9 centimetres (0.68 kg
- Genre:
- Computers, Entertainment & Games, Nonfiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Bioshock series has had a profound impact on the video game industry and culture. Ten years after its release, Beyond the Sea offers a fresh perspective on this influential series by exploring its connections to other disciplines and cultural forms. This collection of essays brings together scholars from various fields to discuss the aesthetics, industry, and culture of video games. The contributors examine the series through the lens of parenting psychology, post-humanism, Thomas Pynchon's work, and German expressionist cinema, among others. By moving beyond established debates, Beyond the Sea provides a timely contribution to our understanding of the Bioshock series and its place in the broader cultural landscape.