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James Malazita, "Enacting Platforms: Feminist Technoscience and the Unreal Engine" (MIT Press, 2024)

Jan 12, 2025
James Malazita, Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Game Design, dives deep into the Unreal Engine through feminist, race, and queer theories. He discusses how game engines like Unreal reflect cultural power dynamics and critique existing platform studies. Malazita highlights the biases in skin rendering algorithms and their impact on racial representation in games. He also examines the relationship between the Unreal Engine and the military, advocating for a more inclusive narrative in technology's cultural implications.
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