Media narratives inform our ideas of the future – and Games are currently making a significant contribution to this medial reservoir. On the one hand, Games demonstrate a particular propensity for fantastic and futuristic scenarios. On the other hand, they often serve as an experimental field for the latest media technologies. However, while dystopias are part of the standard gaming repertoire, Games feature utopias much less frequently. Why?This anthology examines playful utopias from two perspectives. It investigates utopias in digital Games as well as utopias of the digital game; that is, the role of ludic elements in scenarios of the future.
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Preface and Acknowledgements Kein Zugriff Seiten 7 - 8 Gundolf S. Freyermuth, Hanns Christian Schmidt
Utopian Futures. A Brief History of Their Conception and Representation in Modern Media—From Literature to Digital Games Kein Zugriff Seiten 9 - 66 Gundolf S. Freyermuth
Tinkering with Political Utopias and Dystopias in DEMOCRACY 3. An Educational Perspective Kein Zugriff Seiten 69 - 98 André Czauderna
The Concept of Utopia in Digital Games Kein Zugriff Seiten 99 - 148 Gerald Farca
"Everything is true; nothing is permitted". Utopia, Religion and Conspiracy in ASSASSIN''S CREED Kein Zugriff Seiten 149 - 186 Lars de Wildt
Beyond the Holonovel. The Holographic Interactive Digital Entertainment Utopia of STAR TREK Kein Zugriff Seiten 187 - 208 Tonguc Ibrahim Sezen
Feminist Interventions for Better Futures of Digital Games Kein Zugriff Seiten 211 - 234 Alison Harvey
Ludopian Visions. On the Speculative Potential of Games in Times of Algorithmic Work and Play Kein Zugriff Seiten 235 - 252 Anne Dippel
Playful Utopias. Sandboxes for the Future Kein Zugriff Seiten 253 - 266 Hartmut Koenitz
Building Utopia, Brick by Brick? Selling Subversiveness in LEGO DIMENSIONS Kein Zugriff Seiten 267 - 284 Hanns Christian Schmidt
We have won this battle ;) Modding and Swapping as a Utopian Video Game Practice Kein Zugriff Seiten 285 - 314 Thomas Hawranke
The Utopia of Getting Over It Kein Zugriff Seiten 315 - 326 Gerald Farca, Anne Dippel, André Czauderna, Thomas Hawranke, Alison Harvey, Hartmut Koenitz, Tonguc Ibrahim Sezen, Lars de Wildt
Contributors Kein Zugriff Seiten 327 - 332 Gundolf S. Freyermuth, Hanns Christian Schmidt
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