Musical orientation in virtual space: videogame score and the spatiality of musical style and topic

• Published in: Social & cultural geography Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 855 - 872
• Main Author: Kirby, Philip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 24.07.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Case studies; Computer & video games; digital geographies; gaming; geografías digitales; Geografías musicales; Geography; Géographie de la musique; géographie du numérique; jeux vidéo; juegos; Music; Musical geographies; Musical styles; musicologie; musicology; musicología; musique; música; non-representational theory; teoría no representacional; théorie non-représentationnelle

Digital geographies and musical geographies are proliferating. This article considers a topic at the intersection of both: videogame music. It argues that, through attention to such music, geographical approaches to videogames, and to music, can be radically expanded. Specifically, it argues that in...