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Playing the Past

History and Nostalgia in Video Games
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Playing the Past brings together an eclectic group of young scholars to examine the complementary notions of history and nostalgia as they are expressed through video games and in gaming culture. By focusing on specific games (e.g., Ms. Pac-Man and JFK: Reloaded), historical periods and media ecologies, these essays collectively take an in depth look at the related topics of nostalgia for classic gaming, gaming and histories of other media, and representations of real history in video games.

Author Biography:

Laurie N. Taylor, PhD, researches video games and digital media at the University of Florida. Her articles have appeared in Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research, Media/Culture, Computers and Composition Online and Works & Days. Zach Whalen, a PhD Fellow at the University of Florida, edits the game studies blog Gameology.org and is Production Editor for ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies.
Release date Australia
October 30th, 2008
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributors
  • Edited by Laurie N. Taylor
  • Edited by Zach Whalen
Illustrations
43 images, index, bibliography
Pages
296
Dimensions
149x223x20
ISBN-13
9780826516015
Product ID
3876640

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