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Vegas, Disney, and the Metaverse

On the Material Anticipation of Virtual Worlds and Virtual Play in the Second Half of the 20^th Century

Gundolf S. Freyermuth

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
Table of Contents 5
Preface and Acknowledgments 7
PLACES
Vegas, Disney, and the Metaverse 17
Augmenting Materialities 99
EXHIBITS
Let’s Play the Exhibition! 123
To Craft a Game Arts Curators Kit 145
On Chainsaws and Display Cases 159
MODIFICATIONS
Unpacking the Blackbox of ‘Normal Gaming’ 187
Being a Child Again Through Gameplay 223
Lego Level Up 253
PIECES
Beyond Pawns and Meeples 279
Have We Left the Paperverse Yet? 315
Keep the Innovation Rolling 351
Immateriality and Immortality 379
Contributors 399

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839462003-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
Table of Contents 5
Preface and Acknowledgments 7
PLACES
Vegas, Disney, and the Metaverse 17
Augmenting Materialities 99
EXHIBITS
Let’s Play the Exhibition! 123
To Craft a Game Arts Curators Kit 145
On Chainsaws and Display Cases 159
MODIFICATIONS
Unpacking the Blackbox of ‘Normal Gaming’ 187
Being a Child Again Through Gameplay 223
Lego Level Up 253
PIECES
Beyond Pawns and Meeples 279
Have We Left the Paperverse Yet? 315
Keep the Innovation Rolling 351
Immateriality and Immortality 379
Contributors 399

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