A fascinating analysis of the psychology behind Westworld.
In Michael Crichton’s 1973 motion picture Westworld, people playing out fantasies find their lives in danger when robots built to entertain start to kill. Today, the HBO television series reframes those questions and fears of technology gone awry in terms of twenty-first century concerns about rapidly evolving AI and the changing nature of what it means to be human.
The chapters in this collection, edited by Travis Langley and Wind Goodfriend, explore those issues, offering fans an in-depth psychological exploration of the Westworld universe, including:
Westworld Psychology: Violent Delights takes aim at these and many other issues.
Without consequences, would you play the hero or the villain? Could machines become conscious — and how might they judge us? How far will people pursue their violent delights, even at the expense of their own humanity? This compendium of 19 chapters offers a fascinating look into the psychology behind Westworld.
| Weight | 15.4 oz |
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| Dimensions | 6 × 0.8 × 8.8 in |
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