Chapter 4. Archaeology of Abandoned Human Settlements in No Man’s Sky: A New Approach to Recording and Preserving User-Generated Content in Digital Games

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Tables xvi
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. Archaeogaming: The State of the Field in 2023 7
7. Chapter 2. Rapid Archaeology of Human Constructions within Interactive Digital Built Environments: A Preliminary Assessment 29
8. Chapter 3. Adapting the Harris Matrix for Software Stratigraphy 57
9. Chapter 4. Archaeology of Abandoned Human Settlements in No Man’s Sky: A New Approach to Recording and Preserving User-Generated Content in Digital Games 83
10. Chapter 5. Photogrammetry and GIS in Human-Occupied Digital Landscapes 114
11. Chapter 6. Photogrammetry and 3D Printing of 2D Digital Artifacts 137
12. Chapter 7. Case Study: Report on the Recovered “Atari Burial Ground” Material, Condition, and Post-Excavation Dispersal 158
13. Conclusion 203
14. Reference List 208
15. Index 221