Commodifying Scarcity: Society, Struggle, and Spectacle in World of Warcraft
Overrun by monsters and tyrants, and ravaged by fanaticism, excess, and greed, World of Warcraft offers players a chance to struggle metaphorically against that which oppresses them: the excesses of late capitalism as they are represented by the game’s spectacular antagonisms. In order to take advan...
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Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2010-11-01
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Series: | Eludamos |
Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/eludamos/article/view/6045 |