Dream Lovers: The Gamification of Relationships (Digital Barricades)

By: Alfie Bown

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Synopsis: We are in the middle of a 'desirevolution' - a fundamental and political transformation of the way we desire as human beings. Perhaps as always, new technologies - with their associated and inherited political biases - are organising and mapping the future. What we don’t seem to notice is that the primary way in which our lives are being transformed is through the manipulation and control of desire itself. Our very impulses, drives and urges are 'gamified' to suit particular economic and political agendas, changing the way we relate to everything from lovers and friends to food and politicians. Digital technologies are transforming the subject at the deepest level of desire – re-mapping its libidinal economy - in ways never before imagined possible. From sexbots to smart condoms, fitbits to VR simulators and AI to dating algorithms, the 'love industries' are at the heart of the future smart city and the social fabric of everyday life. This book considers these emergent technologies and what they mean for the future of love, desire, work and capitalism.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 160 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780745344898
Related ISBNs:: 9780745344911, 9780745344874
Publisher:: Pluto Press
Date of Addition:: 10/11/22
Copyrighted By:: Alfie Bown
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Romance, Science, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance, Technology, Psychology, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.