Puttu, Rockets, and Game Controllers: South Indian Immigrant Recipes in the Video Game Venba
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: By Haritha Govind You pick up your game controller and settle down in front of the screen to learn about South Indian family recipes. What you don’t realize is that you are about to be pulled into the emotionally charged world of Venba and her family in Canada, complete with the financial, cultural, and generational hardships and joys that are part of the immigrant experience. While cooking challenges have been a mainstay of video gaming, Venba presents itself almost like a composite ethnogr...
Source: OpenEdition (OpenEdition)
DOI: 10.58079/12ilo
Author: Melissa Reynolds
Language: English
Topic: Digital Games and Media
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6899098254
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