The past as (para)text – relating histories of game experience to games as texts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction: Video games as networked texts 1
4. Section 1: Games and paratexts – a theoretical approach
5. De-centralising the text: The text–paratext relationship of video games 15
6. Paratexts, “authenticity,” and the margins of digital (game) history 33
7. Section 2: History as game paratext and games as historical paratexts
8. Account, accuracy, and authenticity: A framework for analysing historical narrative in games 57
9. The past as (para)text – relating histories of game experience to games as texts 81
10. Section 3: Game reception and paratexts
11. Histories of Hearts of Iron IV: Understanding the past(s) through HOI4 Wiki 101
12. Video game fanvids as paratexts and as texts 119
13. Section 4: Game production and paratexts
14. Video games with footnotes: Understanding in-game developer commentary 139
15. Artefact, advert, or advertising? Getting to grips with game trailers 161
16. Making sense of gameswork: University marketing materials as games paratexts 177
17. Section 5: Paratextual practices of play
18. “On a scale of 1–5, what floor are you on?” Practising methodologies of fun and play with transformative communities 197
19. Conclusion 217
20. Glossary 221
21. Author information 223