The relevance of researching video games and cultural heritage

ABSTRACT

This is the introduction to the special issue on video games and cultural heritage.

KEYWORDS:

• Video games
• cultural heritage
• games research
• digital heritage
• digital culture

Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge the Helsinki Future Fund, which funded the initial project ‘Digital Educational Tool Development: Durga Puja and Museums’, from which the idea for this special issue sprang.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Helsinki Future Fund.

Notes on contributors

Xenia Zeiler

Xenia Zeiler is Associate Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her research focuses on digital media (especially video games) and culture, including cultural heritage, especially in India and the global Indian community.

Suzie Thomas

Suzie Thomas is Associate Professor of Cultural Heritage Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She holds a PhD from Newcastle University, UK, and is responsible for the Cultural Heritage Studies minor study track in Helsinki. She is interested in non-professional and alternative engagements with cultural heritage.