The present article reconceptualises the archive in the context of digital media ecologies. Drawing upon archival theory and critical approaches to the political economy of the Internet, I account for new dynamics and implications afforded by digital archives. Operating at both a user-controlled explicit and a state- and corporate-owned implicit level, the digital archive at once facilitates empowerment ...

This paper deals with the threats posed by persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to Arctic populations. It does not primarily focus on the negative impacts these substances have on ecosystems and human organisms, but rather directs its attention to the potentially disruptive effects the articulation of these threats might have on Arctic communities and systems of meaning. I employ the theoretical ...

On the background of a close reading of Ridley Scott’s war film Black Hawk Down (USA 2001; BHD), this paper investigates the formal properties through which a certain strain of war and action movies discursively constitutes the other – the enemy - as less than human. I develop the argument that the emergent relation between friend and foe in these films can be read through the concept of the border ...

Titles such as the one above – capturing clouds – are ambiguous. Do clouds capture? Or are they themselves captured? Through this double meaning, the title enables a productive questioning of subject-object distinctions and therefore makes possible an interrogation of received notions of agency. In particular, when combining such ambivalences with issues of technology, a redrawing of arrows ...

Background - Videogames can be useful tools for teaching and learning. To plan educational uses, potential benefits and possible problematic aspects of specific titles need to be critically assessed by teachers and school leaders prior to implementation. <p> <p>Theory and method - Based on game ontological models, we identify salient areas of inquiry in games research and use these to structure ...

In this editorial, we outline recent developments in the organization of the journal and briefly summarize each contribution.

Denne artikkelen gir en fortolkning av Naughty Dogs skytespill <i>The Last of Us: Part II</i> (2020). Med utgangspunkt i Judith Butlers kritikk av krigsdiskurser viser jeg hvordan spillet rekalibrerer kjønnsnormer, undergraver skytesjangerens konvensjoner og fremtvinger en kritisk granskning av vold og eskalering. Gjennom måten spillet avslører voldens ødeleggende egendynamikk og introduserer skeive ...

This entry offers an overview over applications of the the concept of realism in game studies. After a general description of the term, I move on to an aesthetic notion of realism before I direct attention to its use in videogames research. I show that realism in game studies is about more than photorealist representation of surface phenomena and that it also needs to account for players’ perceptions.

This article explores authenticity, immersion, and heritage in two historical video games, Svoboda 1945: Liberation and Train to Sachsenhausen. The two games use different strategies when inviting understanding, emotional attachment, and immersive experiences of past events. We draw upon a critical, self-reflective analysis of the design process and a comparison of both games. Our aim is to expand ...

In this article, we investigate labour struggles under the condition of digital capitalism. The main research question this paper addresses is: How do German unions evaluate and respond to the rapidly accelerating digitalisation of economy and work? Based on a series of interviews with union representatives in Germany, we trace recent developments in an increasingly digitised economy and outline ...