Zombies!... And Games. See how zombies have infected our culture through the games we play

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Presentation to the 2011 Lone Star MENSA regional gathering in Austin, Texas on the depiction, meaning and use of zombies in video games and modern culture. The presentation examines how games depict zombies, typically either as horrific monsters (Left 4 Dead) or "cute" opponents. In either case, zombie games connect with us out of a sense of uncertainty (war, environment, society), a desire for freedom from societal restraint (guns, chainsaws), and the ability to work with others, often in familiar settings, to survive and escape.

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Zombies!. . . And Games

Frank CoppersmithCOO

GameSalad, Inc.

Thanks to. . .

Zombie Apocalypse!

Uh Oh

Are you ready?

For Real

“Real” Zombies

Game Zombies

But Why?

The Team

Freedom from Restraint

Guns!. . . And other stuff.

Your Hometown

Escape

Zombies!!

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