Respawn

<div>In <i>Respawn</i> Colin Milburn examines the connections between video games hacking and science fiction that galvanize technological activism and technological communities. Discussing a wide range of games from <i>Portal</i> and <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> to <i>Super Mario Sunshine</i> and <i>Shadow of the Colossus</i> Milburn illustrates how they impact the lives of gamers and non-gamers alike. They also serve as resources for critique resistance and insurgency offering a space for players and hacktivist groups such as Anonymous to challenge obstinate systems and experiment with alternative futures. Providing an essential walkthrough guide to our digital culture and its high-tech controversies Milburn shows how games and playable media spawn new modes of engagement in a computerized world.</div>