This gameworld is yours: The ways of seeing produced by open-world videogames owe much to colonial prospecting tools.

The article mentions the dominance of open-world video games and their common focus on resource exploitation within expansive virtual environments. The author highlights how games like Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, and No Man's Sky emphasize extraction and accumulation of materials and resources as core gameplay mechanics.It also discusses the visual design of these games, their reliance on augmented reality tools, and the complex labor dynamics involved in creating such virtual worlds.