{"product_id":"ancient-greece-and-rome-in-videogames","title":"Ancient Greece and Rome in Videogames","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents an original framework for the study of video games that use visual materials and narrative conventions from ancient Greece and Rome. It focuses on the culturally rich continuum of ancient Greek and Roman games, treating them not just as representations, but as functional interactive products that require the player to interpret, communicate with and alter them. Tracking the movement of such concepts across different media, the study builds an interconnected picture of antiquity in video games within a wider transmedial environment. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Greece and Rome in Videogames\u003c\/i\u003e presents a wide array of games from several different genres, ranging from the blood-spilling violence of god-killing and gladiatorial combat to meticulous strategizing over virtual Roman Empires and often bizarre adventures in pseudo-ancient places. Readers encounter instances in which players become intimately engaged with the “epic mode” of spectacle in \u003ci\u003eGod of War\u003c\/i\u003e, moments of negotiation with colonised lands in \u003ci\u003eRome: Total War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImperium Romanum\u003c\/i\u003e, and multi-layered narratives rich with ancient traditions in games such as \u003ci\u003eEleusis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalammbo\u003c\/i\u003e. The case study approach draws on close analysis of outstanding examples of the genre to uncover how both representation and gameplay function in such “ancient games”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252292800856,"sku":"9781350194113","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350194113_8e738db2-e3c4-49db-bf0a-4e32e14a3224.jpg?v=1770278456","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ancient-greece-and-rome-in-videogames","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}