DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/R5PK0D3X

Game of Objects: vicarious causation and multi-modal media

Authors

Aaron Pedinotti, New York UniversityFollow

Abstract

This paper applies philosopher Graham Harman's object-oriented theory of "vicarious causation" to an analysis of the multi-modal media phenomenon known as "Game of Thrones." Examining the manner in which George R.R. Martin's best-selling series of fantasy novels has been adapted into a board game, a video game, and a hit HBO television series, it uses the changes entailed by these processes to trace the contours of vicariously generative relations. In the course of the resulting analysis, it provides new suggestions concerning the eidetic dimensions of Harman's causal model, particularly with regard to causation in linear networks and in differing types of game systems.

Recommended Citation

Pedinotti, Aaron (2013) "Game of Objects: vicarious causation and multi-modal media," communication +1: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cpo/vol2/iss1/2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7275/R5PK0D3X