Digital Intifada

Submitted by vsisler on Fri, 21/03/2008 - 17:38.

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Publication Type		Journal Article
Year of Publication		2006
Authors		Sisler, Vit
Journal Title		Umelec/ International
Volume		10
Issue		1
Pagination		77-81
ISSN Number		1212-9550
Key Words		computer games; videogames; Islam; Middle East; Arabs; Afkar Media
Abstract		The article examines political videogames produced by the Syrian company Afkar Media in Damascus, mainly their recent game Tahta al-Hisar (Under Siege) and puts them in a broader context of persuasive and serious games. It deals with the representation of the Other and Foreign in videogames, construction of the Arab and Islamic heroes and ongoing digital emancipation of the Middle East.
URL		http://www.digitalislam.eu/article.do?articleId=1419

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