FDG'21: The 16th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2021
International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games ; 16th, 2021
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Author/Creator
Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam
Description
Looks at the themes and game mechanics of two of the games created during the 2018 Sami Game Jam and demonstrates how new media development can recenter Indigenous Indigenous knowledge systems and cultural practices.
Chapter from FDG'21: The 16th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2021 edited by Allan Fowler and Johanna Pirker.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 1, Winter, 2021, pp. [33]-55
Description
An examination of the inclusion of Indigenous nations in the games Europa Universalis and Civilization which force the player to use colonial practices to achieve victory and how this is not reflection of Indigenous sovereignty.