(Re)Playing (with) Video game History: Moving beyond Retrogaming

Volume: 16, Issue: 6, Pages: 660 - 680
Published: Sep 8, 2020
Abstract
This article will argue that the current literature on retrogaming as a practice and the retrogamer as a subject has been lacking in fully describing the variety of practices and subjects that engage with old games. Based on data collected by interviewing nine self-described Danish retrogamers, three motivations for engaging with old games, besides nostalgia, are identified. These motivations are typologized into three player types: amateur...
Paper Details
Title
(Re)Playing (with) Video game History: Moving beyond Retrogaming
Published Date
Sep 8, 2020
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
660 - 680
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