The ethics of Indigenous storytelling: Using the Torque Game Engine to support Australian aboriginal cultural heritage

3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 261-268

  Wyeld, Theodor G ^a   Carroll, Joti ^b   Ledwich, Brendan ^b   Leavy, Brett ^b   Gibbons, Craig ^b   Hills, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ACID   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Indigenous heritage; Storytelling; Torque Game Engine

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINALS; COLLECTIVE IDENTITY; CULTURAL HERITAGES; GAME ENGINE; GAME ENVIRONMENT; INDIGENOUS HERITAGE; INTERACTION DESIGN; STORYTELLING; TORQUE GAME ENGINE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DSL; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

MODEMS;

EID: 79751473251     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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