Aarseth / Günzel Ludotopia

Spaces, Places and Territories in Computer Games
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-8394-4730-7
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm

Reihe: Edition Medienwissenschaft

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aarseth, Espen

Günzel, Stephan

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Computerspiele, Internetspiele
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Aarseth, Espen
Espen Aarseth, born in 1965, is Professor of Game Studies at the IT University of Copenhagen. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Game Studies, a journal he co-founded in 2001. In 2016 he received an ERC Advanced Grant for the project 'MSG - Making Sense of Games'.

Espen Aarseth, born in 1965, is Professor of Game Studies at the IT University of Copenhagen. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Game Studies, a journal he co-founded in 2001. In 2016 he received an ERC Advanced Grant for the project 'MSG - Making Sense of Games'.
Stephan Günzel, born in 1971, is Professor of Media Theory at the University of Applied Sciences Europe and currently head of the Media Studies Master Program at the Technical University of Berlin. He co-founded the Digital Games Research Center at the University of Potsdam in 2008.