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Narrative Mechanics: Strategies and Meanings in Games and Real Life
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2021
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What do stories in games have in common with political narratives? This book identifies narrative strategies as mechanisms for meaning and manipulation in games and real life. ...
They occur as texts, recipes, stories, dramas in three acts, movies, videos, tweets, journeys of heroes, but also as rewarding stories in games and as narratives in society – such as a career from rags ...
[compassion] ) -all this tying "into a deep-rooted system of signs and symbolism" (ibid 44). ...
doi:10.5281/zenodo.5821920
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The Child in Games: From the Meek, to the Mighty, to the Monstrous
2022
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2) In what ways do the representations of children in video games affirm or challenge dominant Western beliefs about the figure of the child? ...
My content analysis is designed to provide a quantitative snapshot of the representation of children in games. I use statistical analysis to assemble data points as meaningful constellations. ...
He relays the moment in which he realised that the 'tanning' mechanic was designed to deter players from spending too much time with the game, and the feeling of deep rejection this elicited for him. ...
doi:10.17863/cam.82249
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