https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5613 Knowledge and fantasy in Lara Croft : Conceptions of history in Tomb Raider (2013) Meis, Daniel Daniel Meis 0000-0002-3164-1164 Universität Koblenz Zentrum für Angewandte Spieleforschung, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems text eng In the video game Tomb Raider (2013), the characters exhibit varying and developing conceptions of history. These differ more in detail than in principle. The movement from a strict adherence to scientifically proven facts to an openness to the truth of myths and supernatural phenomena is widespread among the characters. Such a conception of history is precisely what characterises the icon Lara Croft in its reception as such. In Tomb Raider (2013), players only know the Lara who was open to mythologies and the supernatural. The 2013 reboot of the series, however, shows for the first time how Lara develops from a conventional scientist to an explorer of scientific frontiers. For the archaeologist Lara, this automatically goes hand in hand with a new conception of history. This article demonstrates the transformation of conceptions of history using all characters in Tomb Raider (2013). Lara Croft Tomb Raider history conception of history action-adventure game http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/api/object/o:5613/download 10.48341/nt4v-0933 https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5616 application/pdf MAD Opinions MAD Opinions 1 841.50 kB 2025-07-30