Power and Surveillance in Video Games

  • Héctor Puente Bienvenido Complutense University of Madrid
  • Costán Sequeiros Bruna
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Keywords: Community, conflict, emergence, empowerment, online games.

Abstract

In this article we explore the history of video games (focusing on multiplayer ones), from the perspective of power relationships and the ways in which authority has been excesiced by the game industry and game players over time. From a hierarchical system of power and domain to the increasing flatness of the current structure, we address the systems of control and surveillance. We will finish our display assessing the emergent forms of production and relationships between players and developers.

Author Biographies

Héctor Puente Bienvenido, Complutense University of Madrid
Doctorando de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, departamento de Cambio Social de la Facultad de Sociología y Ciencias Políticas, especializado en el análisis de videojuegos, tema sobre el que ha hecho numerosas estancias en el extranjero y ha publicado ya varios artículos. Está Licenciado en Sociología por la Universidad Carlos III.
Costán Sequeiros Bruna
Doctorando de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, departamento de Teoría Sociológica de la Facultad de Sociología y Ciencias Políticas, especializado en el análisis del poder y la gobernanza del campo interestatal globalizado, tema sobre el que ha publicado varios artículos. Está Licenciado en Sociología por la Universidad de la Coruña, y en Ciencias Políticas por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Published
2014-08-31
How to Cite
Puente Bienvenido, H., & Sequeiros Bruna, C. (2014). Power and Surveillance in Video Games. Teknokultura. Revista de Cultura Digital Y Movimientos Sociales, 11(2), 405-423. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/article/view/48247
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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2014): Global Surveillance and Forms of Resistance
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Karpeta

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