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Aim. To determine the role of computer games as a resource of the politics of memory, as well as to analyse prospects for the development of this resource. Procedure and research methods. The empirical analysis was based on such video games as the Call of Duty, Company of Heroes 2 and Commandos 3: Destination Berlin. A particular focus was on the representation of World War II events in these games. The research methodology was based on a combination of descriptive analysis, Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning, Tajfel-Turner’s social identity theory and Nikiforov-Belov’s concept of historical memory. Results. It is concluded that video games are an effective tool for reinforcing stereotypical representations of past events in the consciousness of the target audience through establishing symbolic and psycho-emotional connections between the user and the game character. At the same time, a significant part of existing foreign video games display World War II events in a negative way. Prospects for the development of video games based on historical and pseudo-historical discourses are related to expansion of their genre diversity and introduction of augmented reality elements. Theoretical / practical relevance. The influence of video games on gamers’ consciousness was empirically investigated in the context of existing theoretical concepts. The ways of using computer games as a politics-of-memory tool were determined. The effectiveness of computer games in terms of presenting images of the past was assessed.

vestnik moskovskogo gosudarstvennogo oblastnogo universiteta. seriâ istoriâ i političeskie nauki/vestnik moskovskogo gosudarstvennogo oblastnogo universiteta. seriâ: istoriâ i političeskie nauki

COMPUTER GAMES AS A RESOURCE OF THE POLITICS OF MEMORY: PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AND HIDDEN OPPORTUNITIES(BASED ON GAMES REPRESENTING WORLD WAR II EVENTS)