Archaeogaming
An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, Anthropology
| Author: | Andrew Reinhard | ISBN: | 9781785338748 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books | Publication: | June 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Reinhard |
| ISBN: | 9781785338748 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Publication: | June 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Language: | English |
Video games exemplify contemporary material objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. Video games also serve as archaeological sites in the traditional sense as a place, in which evidence of past activity is preserved and has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology, and which represents a part of the archaeological record. This book serves as a general introduction to "archaeogaming"; it describes the intersection of archaeology and video games and applies archaeological method and theory into understanding game-spaces as both site and artifact.
Video games exemplify contemporary material objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. Video games also serve as archaeological sites in the traditional sense as a place, in which evidence of past activity is preserved and has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology, and which represents a part of the archaeological record. This book serves as a general introduction to "archaeogaming"; it describes the intersection of archaeology and video games and applies archaeological method and theory into understanding game-spaces as both site and artifact.
