Video Game History and the Concept of Playbour or Aspirational Labour

Answer each question separately, without citation.

1. Thinking about how the original P.T. is no longer legally accessible for most people, how would you describe the relationship between capitalism and videogame history? How do large videogame companies contribute to or hinder the ways that videogame history is discussed, written, collected, archived, and preserved? Additionally, how do you think intellectual property and copyright law, or processes of planned obsolescence might relate to some of the difficulties that museums, libraries, or archives might have in preserving videogame history? Finally, in this context, what do you think the value is of meticulous simulacra such as Unreal PT? Do you think this is a viable next best option for engaging with inaccessible works? 

Week8

#3.Have there ever been any times that playing games has felt like work to you in a way similar to how Jenson and de Castell are discussing the concepts of playbour or aspirational labour? What aspect of the game itself or the context in which you were playing it contributed to these feelings?

Week9

#1.If you are someone who regularly watches Twitch, what are some of the qualities that have prompted you to follow a particular streamer and/or watch them regularly?

Week10

#2.Is there room for authentically subversive practices within the game industry? Or does its relationship with capitalism, neoliberalism, and Empire inherently compromise any forms of progressive action or resistance?