Dream Lovers The Gamification of Relationships

How (and why) are new technologies radically reshaping our desires?

About the author

Alfie Bown is a Lecturer in Digital Media at Royal Holloway University London. He is a founding editor of 1968 Press and his journalism has appeared in Tribune, New Statesman, Paris Review and the Guardian. His other books include The Playstation Dreamworld and Post-Memes: Seizing the Memes of Production.

Product details

• Authors: Alfie (Royal Holloway University London) Bown, Bown Alfie
• Publisher: Pluto
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 20.05.2022
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780745344874
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4487-4
• Pages: 160
• Series: Digital Barricades
• Subjects: Media Studies, Cultural Studies, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, dating apps, Information technology industries, Social & political philosophy, Dating, relationships, living together & marriage, social and political philosophy, Social issues & processes, Videogames, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Sexual Behaviour, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Cultural and media studies, Computer and video game industry, modern dating, platform capitalism, philosophy of sex, Dating, relationships, living together and marriage: advice, topics and issues, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, gaming; philosophy of sex; videogames; technology and capitalism; technology and distopia; digital media studies; platform capitalism; technology of desire; relationship simulators; sex robots; dating and technology; virtual dating; dating apps; VR p, digital media studies, Sex Robots, dating and technology, technology of desire, technology and capitalism, technology and distopia, virtual dating, dating in the 21st century, sex and videogames, relationship simulators, VR pornogrophy