118 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
118 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
118 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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.
Bridging the disciplinary gap between game and tourism studies, the book offers a comprehensive account of touristic gazing in games such as The Legend of... Read more
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
Biography
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.
