Joystick Soldiers is the first anthology to examine the
reciprocal relationship between militarism and video games. War has
been an integral theme of the games industry since the invention of
the first video game, Spacewar! in 1962.While war video games began
as entertainment, military organizations soon saw their potential
as combat simulation and recruitment tools. A profitable and
popular relationship was established between the video game
industry and the military, and continues today with video game
franchises like America 's Army, which was developed by the
U.S.Army as a public relations and recruitment tool.
This collection features all new essays that explore how modern
warfare has been represented in and influenced by video games. The
contributors explore the history and political economy of video
games and the "military-entertainment complex;" present textual
analyses of military-themed video games such as Metal Gear Solid;
and offer reception studies of gamers, fandom, and political
activism within online gaming.
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