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Analysis: Portal and the Deconstruction of the Institution

In this opinion column, Daniel Johnson discusses games, language and sociology with regard to Valve's Portal - please note that the article contains story spoilers for the game.

"In 1959 Erving Goffman released The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life; a book that went on to heavily influence future understanding of social interactions within the sociology discipline. In it, he discusses social intercourse under the metaphor of actors performing on a stage. Specifically, in the second chapter he shares the idea of a front and backstage to social interaction."
Nineball2112 - contributor
Published: 151 days 13 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | PC
 
 
 

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