Chronicles in Digital Fantasy: Reconstructing Ancient China in Video Games
Xinwei Li
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/pmcs.v5i6.1212
Keywords: Video Games; cultural inheritance; Game study; digital culture
Abstract
This paper delves into the significant role of online gaming in the inheritance and transformation of traditional Chinese culture within modern society, posits that online gaming, as a contemporary media and art form, offers an innovative avenue for cultural dissemina_x005ftion, making traditional culture more accessible to younger generations and thereby supporting its ongoing evolution and preservation.
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