The face of authority through Sid Meier's civilization series
The turn-based strategy videogame genre tends to emphasize the military elements in detriment of other aspects. That is not the case in Sid Meier's Civilization series (1991-2016). Players are welcomed to focus on other aspects of society such as science, culture, diplomacy and economy, to the...
| Subtitles: | Special Issue: "Democracy Dies Playfully: (Anti-)Democratic Ideas in and Around Video Games" |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| In: |
Gamevironments
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Pages: 138-173 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Meier, Sid 1954-
/ Civilization (Computer game)
/ Authoritarianism
/ Democracy
/ Power
/ History 1991-2016
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy ZB Sociology ZC Politics in general ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
gamevironments
B social imagination B Enlightenment B Historical Games B Colonialism B cultural evolutionary model B strategy video games B Sid Meier’s Civilization B theory or progress B Authoritarianism |
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