A large-ranging anthology of essays exploring one of the very important artwork kinds on the planet at present
From the earliest computer systems to the smartphones in our pockets, video video games have been on our screens and a part of our lives for over fifty years. Vital Hits celebrates this refined medium and considers its lasting affect on our tradition and ourselves.
This assortment of fashionable, passionate, and looking out essays opens with an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado, who edited the anthology alongside J. Robert Lennon. In these pages, writer-gamers discover solace from sickness and grief, take a look at concepts about language, our bodies, energy, race, and know-how, and see their experiences and identities mirrored in―or difficult by―the interactive digital worlds they inhabit. Elissa Washuta immerses herself in The Final of Us in the course of the first summer time of the pandemic. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah describes his final goodbye to his father with the assistance of Disco Elysium. Jamil Jan Kochai remembers being an Afghan American teenager killing Afghan insurgents in Name of Obligation. Additionally included are a comic book by MariNaomi about her time as a online game producer; a deep dive into “portal fantasy” motion pictures about video video games by Charlie Jane Anders; and new work by Alexander Chee, Hanif Abdurraqib, Larissa Pham, and plenty of extra.
Writer : Graywolf Press (November 21, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1644452618
ISBN-13 : 978-1644452615
Merchandise Weight : 11.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.65 x 8.2 inches
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