Playing American Open-World Videogames and the Reproduction of American Culture

Tracing a practice called "playing American" through the stages of videogame development, gameplay, and reception, this book delineates how aspects of American culture are reproduced transnationally through popular open-world videogames. Case studies of the Grand Theft Auto, Watch Dogs, an...

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Main Author: Schoppmeier, Sören (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2023
Series:Video Games and the Humanities 14
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