Zombies, Consumption, and Satire in Capcoms Dead Rising

This book explores the relationship between video games and satire through an in-depth examination of Capcom's Dead Rising series, which alludes to, recontextualises, and builds upon George A. Romero's filmic satire on American consumer culture, Dawn of the Dead.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Satire, Zombies, Video Games
2. Contextualising Videoludic Satire
3. Spatial Satire
4. Shared Satire
5. Auditory Satire
6. Temporal Satire
7. Consequential Satire
Conclusion

About the author

Connor Jackson (PhD, Edge Hill University) is a Student Learning Administrator at Liverpool Hope University, UK. His research focuses on how video games reinforce and challenge ideas about the world and human behaviour. He is also interested in horror in relation to and beyond video games.

Summary

This book explores the relationship between video games and satire through an in-depth examination of Capcom’s Dead Rising series, which alludes to, recontextualises, and builds upon George A. Romero’s filmic satire on American consumer culture, Dawn of the Dead.

Product details

• Authors: Connor Jackson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032740027
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274002-7
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Routledge Advances in Game Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, Social and cultural history, Games development & programming, Media, Information & Communication Industries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Games development and programming, Digital Animation, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Video & Animation