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This paper discusses the built environment of the Warhammer 40,000 universe through a number of architectural, anthropological, and cinematic theories. The aim is to underline the uniqueness of this setting, grounded firmly in British popular culture to its status as a global phenomenon. In addition to this, the paper examines the hobbyists’ engagement with modelmaking …
Warhammer has become a major UK-born pop-culture phenomena with its soon-to-be Hollywood ascension and millions of plays and fans worldwide. Dr Tomas Rawlings, currently writing a book on the early history of Warhammer 40,000, how it managed to create a world/setting/game that has drawn so many in and what lessons designers/creatives can learn from it …
For a game to be successful, it must generate interest in its target group. To be successful for a long time, this interest must also be kept up for a long time. This is usually done by creating new content, for example, new adventures to play or additions to the game. At the same time, …