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Chronicles in Digital Fantasy: Reconstructing Ancient China in Video Games

Xinwei Li

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.

Keywords

Video Games; cultural inheritance; Game study; digital culture

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/mcs.v5i6.2165

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