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Targeting, television and networking: An interview with Samuel Weber (2008)
Journal Article
Crogan, P., & Weber, S. (2008). Targeting, television and networking: An interview with Samuel Weber. Convergence, 14(4), 375-385. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856508094658

In this interview, Samuel Weber discusses two recent books that explore issues of contemporary media and politics, Targets of Opportunity and Theatricality as Medium. Targeting is identified as a modality of conceiving the world that is as old as wes... Read More about Targeting, television and networking: An interview with Samuel Weber.

Wargaming and computer games: Fun with the future (2008)
Book Chapter
Crogan, P. (2008). Wargaming and computer games: Fun with the future. In M. Swalwell, & J. Wilson (Eds.), The Pleasures of Computer Gaming: Essays on Cultural History, Theory and Aesthetics (147-166). North Carolina: McFarland and Company

An essay exploring the historical influence of wargaming on contemporary computer gaming and the philosophical implications of this.

A conversation on the efficacies of the game engine to address notions of sacred space: The digital songlines project and transgressions of sacredness (2008)
Book Chapter
Crogan, P., Wyeld, T., & Leavy, B. (2008). A conversation on the efficacies of the game engine to address notions of sacred space: The digital songlines project and transgressions of sacredness. In T. G. Wyeld, S. Kenderdine, & M. Docherty (Eds.), Virtual Systems and Multimedia: 13th International Conference, VSMM 2007, Brisbane Australia, September 23-26 2007, Revised Selected Papers (24-34). Berlin: Springer

A conference paper exploring issues arising from the experimental use of a videogame engine in an Aboriginal cultural heritage preservation project.

Acting Out (2008)
Book
Stiegler, B., Barison, D., Ross, D., & Crogan, P. (2008). Acting Out. Stanford: Stanford University Press

The book translates two essays by Bernard Stiegler concerning his pathway to studying philosophy, his interest in an engaged philosophical practice relevant to the contemporary world, and his analysis of significant social and cultural problems relat... Read More about Acting Out.