Doing Archaeology in “Meatspace” and “Metaspace”

Authors

Abstract

This review critiques Andrew Reinhard's Archaeogaming. Reinhard presents a compelling introduction to archaeogaming, the archeaology in and of video games. Through an examination of several different themes, Reinhard creates an accessible book of theory and method, as well as opens multiple pathways for future research.

Author Biography

Kyle S. Bikowski, Louisiana State University

Kyle Bikowski is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in anthropology at Louisiana State University. He has previously received degrees in international business from Fox Valley Technical College, international studies from the University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh, and anthropology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research focuses on gamer culture, gender studies, science and technology studies, and nerd culture.

References

Boellstorff, Tom. 2008. Coming of Age in Second Life. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Dibbell, Julian. 1998. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World. New York, NY: Henrey Holt and Company, Inc.

Muriel, Daniel, and Garry Crawford. 2018. Video Games as Culture: Considering the Role and Importance of Video Games in Contemporary Society. New York: Routledge.

Downloads

Published

2019-12-09

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Reviews

License

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.