IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 728: Playing with the Middle Ages: Video Game Medievalisms, I
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Society for the Public Understanding of the Middle Ages |
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Organiser: | Paul B. Sturtevant, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
Moderator/Chair: | Lesley Coote, Andrew Marvell Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies, University of Hull |
Paper 728-a | 'I am a woman and I reserve the right to be inconsistent!': Dragon Age - Origins and Feminine Medievalisms (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Gender Studies, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Paper 728-b | The Saga of Northrend: Storytelling and Norse Mythos in World of Warcraft (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Paper 728-c | 'I base my knowledge on a gameā¦ ': The Trustworthiness and Tropes of Medievalist Strategy Computer Games (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Military History |
Abstract | Video games are one of the most popular ways in which the public engages with the Middle Ages today. While they often may present romanticised or (more often) completely fantastical versions of the period, these are a vibrant way in which the public comes to know the Middle Ages today. |