13 February 2026 07:00PM
En français c'est PNJ *>-<* ! We will be joined by Morgane Billuart, artist, researcher, and one of the contributors to the book, who will perform a reading of her text, followed by an informal talk with Vienna Kim, editor of Non-Playable Characters.
Non-Playable Characters is a book that brings together the contributions of eight theorists, curators, artists, journalists and game modders, each offering a distinct lens on what it means to be a ‘non-playable character’ (NPC) in today’s networked society.
At the core of this collection lies a deeper inquiry into NPCs and AI, agency vs. servitude, NPC-ification, surveillance capitalism, and the emotion economy. It examines how automated roles and behaviours are embedded in our digital environments, and how they shape our affective, cultural and political realities.
