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Transmedia Storytelling

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Transmedia Storytelling is a concept that explains the distribution of media content across multiple media platforms. In a multi-layered media landscape, content is no longer confined to one medium, but rather works across media boundaries.

Boredom and video games in a consumer capitalist system

Article
Yasin Tuncer
05/06/2024
8 minutes to read

The video game industry has been characterized by boring and unimaginative releases in the recent years. This paper shows how a consumer capitalist culture ingrained in our society explains how this came about.

Official art depicting "Omega" from Final Fantasy XIV

To cheat or not to cheat? Discourses of fear and assumption in the FFXIV Community

Paper
Hannah Meijaard
23/02/2024
18 minutes to read

This research is about norm negotiating surrounding the cheating scandal of the first clear of the Ultimate Raid “The Omega Protocol” in the gaming community of Final Fantasy XIV: Online on Reddit.

It always starts with a lighthouse

How BioShock makes you forget you’re playing a game (2K Games)

Review
Rebecca de Jongh
13/10/2023
6 minutes to read

BioShock's narrative and clever game design fully immerse you into its story. You forget you are playing a game until suddenly the game makes you painfully aware you were never truly in control...

Bandersnatch: You Make The Call, Right?

Paper
Wulan Bekker
24/05/2023
11 minutes to read

This paper examines the ways in which Bandersnatch and in specific its interactive function is a response to our post-digital way of living. 

Promotional art for the release of the new region in Genshin Impact

Representation in Genshin Impact: Can Fantasy be Racist?

Article
Anna Skorodihina
15/02/2023
7 minutes to read

Genshin Impact is a role-play fantasy game that has been recently accused of racist undertones. This paper looks at the fandom's response to determine whether fictional worlds and characters can be misrepresentative.

Fortnite characters

Convergence culture in the video game industry

Paper
Szymon Zbiegniewski
05/12/2022
10 minutes to read

The NorCal and SCal culture industries are converging on multiple levels, and one of them is the video game industry. This paper explores how Fortnite revolutionized the way we perceive games.