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Article contribution: Centenary (Computer Games)

Abstract:

The First World War centenary saw an emergence of new portrayals of the conflict in computer games. These new games sought either to tell new stories of war and conflict during the time period or to utilise the fact that it was a little-explored war in games to bring their audience something new.

The success of these games was mixed; they did achieve notable results in portraying elements of the conflict not often understood by western, particularly British, audiences. However, they also reproduced many of the shortcomings of traditional media regarding imperial contribution and the causes of the war.