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Alternatives

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Wine : Alternate History and Alternate Views of History

This is a guest post from Johnnemann Nordhagen, one of our panellists for the forthcoming Alternatives theme panel. You will be able to watch the panel event as a live stream from the TIPC3 conference. The entire conference is being streamed here, but if you are just tuning in for the HGN Panel. This will […]

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Environment

Just Like Old Times: An Exploration into Video Game Soundtracks and Authenticity

While researching my dissertation, I came across a recent book by Andra Ivănescu, entitled Popular Music in the Nostalgia Video Game: The Way It Never Sounded (2019). It’s a very interesting read, particularly the opening chapter, which talks in depth about the BioShock franchise and how the appropriation of genres of music, along with cultural […]