platform studies

What Comes before the Platform: The Refuse of Videogames

On: January 17, 2012

I’ve tended to focus on close readings of individual videogames on Play the Past—such as my look at Prison Tycoon or the code of JFK: Reloaded—and while these readings have been informed by a progressive sensibility, they have been plagued by a problem common in videogame studies. And that problemContinue Reading

Platform Studies as Historical Inquiry; or, Videogames Bleed History

By: Mark Sample

On: August 23, 2011

In: Articles

While Play the Past gravitates towards games that simulate, teach, or reimagine cultural heritage, we also consider games as cultural heritage; games are social practices and products as rich in historical value as any of the more familiar artifacts and documents we use to uncover the past. I want toContinue Reading