The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism by Robert Houghton (D. S. Brewer, 2024): Book review

Evan Moore

doi:10.7557/ejcgc.v16i2.8334

Authors

Evan Moore University of North Carolina at Greensboro https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2130-5850

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/ejcgc.v16i2.8334

Keywords:

medievalism, ludic medievalism, game studies, historiography, game genre, interactive pedagogy, game mechanics

Abstract

A review of Robert Houghton’s book The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism. Published by D. S. Brewer, 2024. ISBN: 978-1-84384-729-8, 355 pages.

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