Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World Rollinger Christian
Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World Rollinger Christian From gaming consoles to smartphones, video games are everywhere today, including those set in historical times…
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Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World Rollinger Christian
From gaming consoles to smartphones, video games are everywhere today, including those set in historical times and particularly in the ancient world. With successful series such as "Assassin's Creed" or Civilization" selling millions of copies, video games rival even television and cinema in their role in shaping younger audiences' perceptions of the past. This volume explores the varied depictions of the ancient world in video games and demonstrates the potential challenges of games for scholars as well as the applications of game engines for educational and academic purposes.
Yet classical scholarship, though embracing other popular media as areas of research, has so far largely ignored video games as a vehicle of classical reception.This collection of essays fills this gap with a dedicated study of receptions, remediations and representations of Classical Antiquity across
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