World of Warcraft, l’evoluzione di un MOORPG dal sapore medievale
Luigi D Anto Luigi D’Anto’ (Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II) (English Translation at foot of page) Dal suo anno di lancio, il 2004, World of Warcraft (siglato in WoW) è tra…
Nobunaga’s Ambition and Contemporary Japan: History of Medieval Historiography, Medievalism, and Historical Subcultures
Hirohito TSUJI 辻󠄀 博仁 Hirohito TSUJI (University of East Anglia) Nobunaga’s Ambition is a series of historical simulation games in the Sengoku and the Azuchi-Momoyama periods of medieval Japan. As a strategic war game,…
History is Written by the House Leader: Perspectivism in Fire Emblem: Three Houses:
Quinn Bouabsa-Marriott Quinn Bouabsa-Marriott (University of St Andrews) In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the continent of Fódlan is divided by three nations: the Adestrian Empire; the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus; and the…
Renaissance Magic Against a Medieval World: An Art-Historical Reading of Elden Ring’s Raya Lucaria Academy
Mikael Sebag Mikael D. Sebag (University of California, Irvine) The art direction of Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 2022) bears a clear thematic and visual indebtedness to the European Dark Ages (c. 500–1000 CE).…
Feudalism and Intercommunity Feuds: A look at the rivalry between the Overwatch and Valorant Community
Shashvat Singh Shashvat Singh (Uppsala University) One of the most defining hierarchical systems in Europe during the medieval period was the feudal system. The feudal system existed in a myriad of forms…
Survival Strategies in LARPs: Conflict or Cooperation?
Anastasija Ropa Anastasija Ropa and Eddy Rops (Latvian Academy of Sport Education) Transcript: While socializing at the annual May Count Festival, an event which brings fantasy and history together, in May 2024…
The Group Over the Self or Vice-Versa: How Hunting Monsters Reflects the Spirit of Cooperation and Conflict from the Middle Ages
Johansen Quijano Johansen Quijano (Tarrant County College) Study of the Middle Ages highlights literary and historical documents demonstrating that they were mired with juxtaposing practices and ideologies that led to conflict (Hodgson…
Cooperation, conflict, and more-than-human agencies in medieval games
Vinicius Marino Carvalho Vinicius Marino Carvalho (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) Historical agency is, once again, a hot button issue. Developments like the climate emergency and advances in AI prompted many scholars into acknowledging…
The Sword as Symbol of Chivalry in The Witcher 3
Katie Vernon Katie Vernon (University of York) “Chivalry” conjures up ideas of codes of honour and knights in shining armour. One of chivalry’s most enduring symbols is the sword: beautifully crafted but…
Cognitive-Visual Reasoning of Medieval Space in Modern Video Games
Emilija Vukovic Emilija Vuković (University of Belgrade) This paper delves deeper into the construction of medieval atmosphere within video games, moving beyond the common setting (Bellwright, 2024; Kingmakers, 2024; Robin Hood, 2021).…