The Playstation Dreamworld by Alfie Bown

The Blurb On The Back:

From mobile phones to consoles to tablets, we are now a generation of gamers. This book dissects the structure of our relationships to all forms of technological entertainment at a time when digital enjoyment has become ubiquitous.

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The Verdict:

Alfie Bown is an Assistant Professor of Literature at HSMC Hong Kong and in this very academic book that's heavy on psychoanalytical theory, he argues that computer games can only be fully understood through psychoanalysis, that subversion needs to operate within this dream world or else risk it falling under the firm control of corporations and the state and that enjoyment of video games is ideological and subversive.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.