How Video Game Futures Exchange Bodies For Capital

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Published on March 18, 2024 6:00:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-npfakB9U9E

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Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)

Duration: 1:05:23

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There are countless different visions of the future to be found in video games, and common themes amongst them include how bodies and capitalism are presented. Games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Cyberpunk 2077, and Citizen Sleeper all take their own approach to these themes, so today Bee is investigating just exactly how these three titles make the exchange between bodies and capital.

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Script, voice over, editor: Bee
Script editor and video support: Sara

Contents:
0:00 - Intro
4:50 - Part 1: The Body
28:02 - Part 2: Future Capital
45:15 - Part 3: The Exchange
1:02:14 - Conclusion

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