HOW GANDHI WENT NUCLEAR: POTENTIALITY OF THE ARCHIVERSE IN CIVILIZATION VI
HOW GANDHI WENT NUCLEAR: POTENTIALITY OF THE ARCHIVERSE IN CIVILIZATION VI

Summary/Abstract: “Nuclear Gandhi” is a surprising and controversial image of the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. Often portrayedagainst the backdrop of nuclear explosions, his poses and styles clearly suggest awe and admiration for theongoing mass destruction. This image is related to Sid Meier’s Civilization VI  – one of the most influentialvideo games in the history of gaming. The aim of the article is to analyze this particular case study and considerprocesses from many different angles that led to the emergence of this controversial phenomenon. To do so, thenotion of archiverse is introduced  – an assemblage (after Jane Bennett) of all cultural, political, economic andtechnological archives performed by the user. By following the connections between different and often seemingly distant data and contexts, it is possible to propose an archive-centric perspective for video game studies.

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