Contentious notions about Narrative in games
"Unfortunately, Narrative in modern video games at large has always been a rather contentious topic in Game Studies. On the one hand,...
Trinity of Required Reading
These are the three seminal texts for Game Studies: 1) Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen Aarseth 2) Half-Real: Video...
Someone who gets it
I nearly leapt out of my seat when I read this. Thankfully I can still control myself: "The actual concern of computer game philology...
"Literary Theory and Computer Games" by Julian Kucklich (2001)
"Literary Theory and Computer Games" by Julian Kucklich (2001): This paper is just a fascinating collection of pertinent things. There...
Like a groin shot because it's low and true...
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Rapture, Immersion, Agency, and everything in between
This is completely out of context. Figure 2 from "Literary Theory and Computer Games" by Julian Kucklich (2001). It's the goddamn...
The Illusion of Choice in Games
Espen Aarseth on Quest Games: "Successful productions of this type, whether we call them stories, games, or story-game hybrids, must find...
I believe I am an astute reader, but...
Alright, I'm not yet finished reading the entirety of the article entitled "A Narrative Theory of Games" by Games Studies fixture Espen...
