Upgrading the self: technology and the self in the digital games perpetual innovation economy

This article explores the upgrade and perpetual innovation economy of digital gaming as it informs understandings and practices of the ?self?. Upgrade is situated in terms of digital gaming as a globalized techno-cultural industry. Drawing on accounts of governmentality and cultural work, research w...

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Main Author: Ashton, Daniel (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011-08.
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