A. Martin Wainwright

Virtual History (eBook, PDF)

How Videogames Portray the Past

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Virtual History examines popular historical video games released over the last decade and explores their portrayal of history. Supported by examples and screenshots, it is useful for those studying the portrayal of history through videogames as well as media and world history more generally.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351653381
• Artikelnr.: 58401626

Autorenporträt

A. Martin Wainwright is Professor and History Department Chair at the University of Akron, Ohio. He has authored two books on Britain and India's interactions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He teaches courses on global history and the portrayal of history in videogames.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: History in the Videogame Age 1: Historians, Consumers, and the Videogame Industry 2: Theme and Mechanics 3: Contingency and Determinism 4: Economics and Resource Management 5: Ecology and Environment 6: Culture and Ethnicity 7: Gender 8: Violence and Oppression Conclusion: The Future of the Virtual Past

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Introduction: History in the Videogame Age 1: Historians, Consumers, and
the Videogame Industry 2: Theme and Mechanics 3: Contingency and
Determinism 4: Economics and Resource Management 5: Ecology and Environment
6: Culture and Ethnicity 7: Gender 8: Violence and Oppression Conclusion:
The Future of the Virtual Past

Rezensionen

'Amid the growing scholarship on videogames, gaming and historical enquiry, Virtual History offers a refreshing introduction to the broader debates about how-and why-video games offer new ways of viewing, consuming, and playing with the past. Tackling a range of complex issues about history, historiography, gender, ethics, economics, race and politics, Martin Wainwright has brought together a range of voices to give a walkthrough of the latest developments in the field. This book is highly recommended to all interested students, players and readers interested in what is at stake when we play with history on our screens.'

Andrew Elliott, University of Lincoln, UK