Art of GamingGhost in the Machine

Some worlds in games seem lifeless, but for most games, background characters are part of what makes the games so vibrant and convincing. Though powered by an algorithm, these characters can come to feel like friends. Via Bioshock: Infinite, Transistor and Gears of War 3, Melek and her guest Jonathan Harth, a sociologist, analyse the different forms that these characters can take.

With

  • Jonathan Harth

Presenter

  • Melek Balgün

Country

  • France

Year

  • 2017

Duration

11 min

Available

From 27/09/2017 to 19/06/2027

Genre

Documentaries and Reportage