Zombies, Consumption, and Satire in Capcom's Dead Rising
1st Edition
Published on 14. November 2024
128 pages
978-1-040-26818-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the relationship between video games and satire through an in-depth examination of Capcom's Dead Rising series, which alludes to, recontextualises, and builds upon George A. Romero's filmic satire on American consumer culture, Dawn of the Dead.
Proposing a taxonomy of videoludic satire, this book details how video games can communicate satire through their virtual environments, their characters, their audio, the way they frame the passage of time, and the outcomes of in-game choices that their players can make. By applying this taxonomy to the Dead Rising series, this book presents a compelling case for how video games can function as instruments for social commentary and indicators of ideological tensions.
This unique and insightful study will interest students and scholars of media studies, video game studies, satire, visual culture, and zombie studies.
Proposing a taxonomy of videoludic satire, this book details how video games can communicate satire through their virtual environments, their characters, their audio, the way they frame the passage of time, and the outcomes of in-game choices that their players can make. By applying this taxonomy to the Dead Rising series, this book presents a compelling case for how video games can function as instruments for social commentary and indicators of ideological tensions.
This unique and insightful study will interest students and scholars of media studies, video game studies, satire, visual culture, and zombie studies.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
File size
2,33 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-26818-6 (9781040268186)
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Zombies, Consumption, and Satire in Capcom's Dead Rising
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Person
Connor Jackson (PhD, Edge Hill University) is a Student Learning Administrator at Liverpool Hope University, UK. His research focuses on how video games reinforce and challenge ideas about the world and human behaviour. He is also interested in horror in relation to and beyond video games.
Content
Introduction
1. Satire, Zombies, Video Games
2. Contextualising Videoludic Satire
3. Spatial Satire
4. Shared Satire
5. Auditory Satire
6. Temporal Satire
7. Consequential Satire
Conclusion
1. Satire, Zombies, Video Games
2. Contextualising Videoludic Satire
3. Spatial Satire
4. Shared Satire
5. Auditory Satire
6. Temporal Satire
7. Consequential Satire
Conclusion
