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Wargaming and computer games: Fun with the future

Crogan, Patrick

Authors

Patrick Crogan Patrick.Crogan@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Digital Cultures



Contributors

Melanie Swalwell
Editor

Jason Wilson
Editor

Abstract

An essay exploring the historical influence of wargaming on contemporary computer gaming and the philosophical implications of this.

Citation

Crogan, P. (2008). Wargaming and computer games: Fun with the future. In M. Swalwell, & J. Wilson (Eds.), The Pleasures of Computer Gaming: Essays on Cultural History, Theory and Aesthetics (147-166). North Carolina: McFarland and Company

Publication Date May 1, 2008
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 147-166
Book Title The Pleasures of Computer Gaming: Essays on Cultural History, Theory and Aesthetics
ISBN 978-0786435951
Keywords videogames, history of wargaming, Martin Heidegger, simulation
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012623