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View article: When Mad Science Found its Way in Digital Games
When Mad Science Found its Way in Digital Games Open
As part of popular culture, digital games are always a media of collective identity construction.Thus, politically, socially and culturally relevant issues are also communicated, constructed and discussed here.This also includes the questi…
View article: “Know your History!”
“Know your History!” Open
The conflict, which expanded geographically, sociopolitically, and culturally in all directions and on all levels, not only dominated international relations but could also be felt in everyday life. As a “war of cultures,” it permeated the…
View article: Democracy Dies playfully. Three Questions – Introductory Thoughts on the Papers Assembled and Beyond
Democracy Dies playfully. Three Questions – Introductory Thoughts on the Papers Assembled and Beyond Open
In this introduction to the special issue, we trace the digital game’s potential to represent (un)democratic political systems. We pose three central questions: Is the digital game an undemocratic medium? Is digital game development undemo…
View article: “We’re not murderers. We just survive.”
“We’re not murderers. We just survive.” Open
In 2019, Ubisoft lead developer Sébastien Le Prestre said in an interview with Gamespot: "We're creating a game here, we're not trying to make political statements in our games.We've rooted ourselves in reality, and you'll get what you get…
View article: "We're not murderers. We just survive."
"We're not murderers. We just survive." Open
In 2019, Ubisoft lead developer Sébastien Le Prestre said in an interview with Gamespot: "We're creating a game here, we're not trying to make political statements in our games.We've rooted ourselves in reality, and you'll get what you get…
View article: “Of Monsters and Men” – Shoah in Digital Games
“Of Monsters and Men” – Shoah in Digital Games Open
Keep your Politics out of my Games!"Eine Verbindung zwischen Computerspielen und Politik wird von vielen SpielerInnen aber auch von EntwicklerInnen häufig als Problem verstanden, welches es zu vermeiden gelte.Vor allem in tendenziell konse…