simulacra

A Comprehensive Guide to Budget Cyberpunk Gaming – Part 7

I know I promised those of you who commented on the previous articles I’d cover your suggestions months ago, but man, time flies when you suddenly find yourself working for a budding Orwellian c...

Stand Alone Complex : ‘Fake News,’ Third-Order Simulacra, and the Death of Curiosity

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex provides a framework for examining the rise of “fake news” in America as a stand-alone complex. The show starts off with the case of The Laughing Ma...

Orphan Black: Simulacra and the Multitudinous Self

Simulacra and the Multitudinous Self: Postmodern Portrayals of Cloning and Existentialism Intro: Perhaps the earliest understanding of simulacrum can be linked back to the Greek philosopher Plato. In ...