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Free Download Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World (IMAGINES - Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts) by Christian Rollinger, Filippo Carlà-Uhink, Martin Lindner
English | January 9, 2020 | ISBN: 135006663X | 312 pages | MOBI | 5.77 Mb
From gaming consoles to smartphones, video games are everywhere today, including those set in historical times and particularly in the ancient world. 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. 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. 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.