Digiplay Games Bibliography

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Spatial Regimes of the Digital Playground: Cultural Functions of Spatial Identification in Post-Colonial Computergames.

Sat, 17/05/2008 - 07:06

Spatial regimes of the digital playground: cultural functions of spatial identification in post-colonial computer games.

Sybille Lammes (Phd)
Utrecht University
Institute for Media and Re/presentation
Kromme Nieuwegracht 29
3512 HD Utrecht
Sybille.Lammes@let.uu.nl

Abstract

In games like Empire III, Civilization IV, and Victoria, the player is encouraged to engage in a specific process of spatial identification: she is invited to become a historical ruler that colonises, explores and exploits landscapes in order to win the game.

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The Pleasures of Computer Gaming

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 22:47