Traveling through Video Games

This book unlocks an understanding of video games as virtual travel. It explains how video game design increasingly takes cues from the promotional language of tourism, and how this connection raises issues of power and commodification.

Autorentext

Tom van Nuenen is a researcher and educator in data science and algorithmic culture. He works as a Lecturer and Assistant Project Scientist at the University of California at Berkeley, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction

2. It's All Under Control

3. King of the Sandbox

4. Bigger on the Inside

5. You Can Stay Here

6. When Here Becomes There

7. Conclusion