Review of Robert Houghton's The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism (2024)

2025/08/01 by Mindrebø, Markus Eldegard · 1 voice
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paper · doi:10.48783/gameviron.v22i22.277

Abstract

A review of Robert Houghton’s book The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism (2024).

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