LUDOTOPIA: SPACES, PLACES AND TERRITORIES IN VIDEO GAMES

Espen Aarseth, Stephan Günzel

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Where do computer games »happen«? The articles collected in this pioneering volume explore the categories of »space«, »place« and »territory« featuring in most general theories of space to lay the groundwork for the study of spatiality in games. Shifting the focus away from earlier debates on, e.g., the narrative nature of games, this collection proposes, instead, that thorough attention be given to the tension between experienced spaces and narrated places as well as to the mapping of both of these.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
English	Paperback		9783837647303	2019	316
English	eBook		9783839447307	2019	316

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