Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Preface VII
4. Contents IX
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter One: Opening up the Design – Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV Overviews 27
7. Chapter Two: Shaping the Past: The Surround and Practice of Making Games about the Past 66
8. Chapter Three: Counterfactuals: Uses, Shapes and Problems in Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV 121
9. Chapter Four: Approximately History and Ambivalent Desires 159
10. Conclusions 193
11. Appendix 1: DLC and Content Packs Installed and Used for the Study 207
12. Appendix 2: Interviews with Developers and Beta Testers 208
13. Appendix 3: Game Analysis and Technical Reading 211
14. References 215
15. Index 226