History and Video Games

History and Video Games

The aim of this chapter is to highlight some of the constraints present inthe development of games with historical settings, and to explain why historical fal-lacies are sometimes included in games, even though the authors most often knowthat these are mistakes. Such choices are strongly dependent o...

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1. Verfasser: Rochat, Yannick <Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland>
Format: Buchkapitel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
3D modeling
Game design
Game engine
Game studies
Modding
Narrative design
Simulation
World building
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this chapter is to highlight some of the constraints present inthe development of games with historical settings, and to explain why historical fal-lacies are sometimes included in games, even though the authors most often knowthat these are mistakes. Such choices are strongly dependent on gameplay tradi-tions (what we have learnt to play, and how) as well as technological restrictionscarried by the gaming platforms (computers, consoles, mobiles) and the game en-gines (the tools used to create games).