Essays about: "Fictional Worlds"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words Fictional Worlds.

  1. 11. From Rolling to Reading: An Analysis of the Adaptation of Narrative Between Role-Playing Games and Novels

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Nikolai Bjädefors Butler; [2018]
    Keywords : narrative; transmedial narratives; role-playing games; fictional worlds; adaptation; transmedia; dungeons dragons; call of cthulhu; superworld; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Narratives are present throughout media, ranging from its traditional point of study, literature, to newer media such as films, graphic novels and video games. While these narratives have always transcended barriers to some degree today we find that the concept of transmedial narratives has become more relevant via the interconnected storyworlds established throughout popular culture. READ MORE

  3. 12. Achieving Visual Diversity : A Study within a Modular 3D environment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Ehnberg Samuel; [2017]
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    Abstract : The digital game industry is evolving fast and games are increasing in scale, both regarding the size of the development teams, as well as the size of the digital worlds provided for the players. Much time and effort is put on creating these worlds, and there are multiple techniques in use with the purpose of the creation of visually appealing games. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Non-World : Inaccessibility and Law in Charles Dickens' Bleak House

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Foster; [2016]
    Keywords : Charles Dickens; Bleak House; non-world; Chancery; law; Pierre Bourdieu; Fredric Jameson; cognitive mapping; space; time; geocriticism; possible-worlds theory; the sublime.;

    Abstract : The representation of Chancery court in Charles Dickens’ Bleak House (1852-3) emphasises the inaccessibility of this institution to members of the laity. Dickens’ critique of Chancery chimes with Pierre Bourdieu’s sociological description of law as a formalistic social field defined by practices of exclusion. READ MORE

  5. 14. Creating Anomalies: A Study In Player Involvement Through Narrative In Alternate Reality Games

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Christian Grimberg; [2014]
    Keywords : interaction design; alternate reality games; ARG; game interaction; immersion; player involvement; experiential narrative;

    Abstract : This thesis project aims to explore the relationship between the players and the fictional worlds of alternate reality games (ARGs), concentrating on the aspects of immersion, player involvement and narrative. It investigates the connection between immersion and narrative, as well as to what extent the applying of narrative to physical environments contribute to the overall immersive experience of the players. READ MORE

  6. 15. Transmedial Migration : Properties of Fictional Characters Adapted into Actual Behavior

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Ezra Alexander; [2013]
    Keywords : fictional worlds; fictional being; fictional properties; possible worlds; possible being; adaptation; ontology; transmedial migration; transmediality;

    Abstract : Research in the field of fictional and possible worlds examines the real and its hypothetical counterparts. The interaction between the actual and the fictional is a cause of debate within this field, and includes questions concerning the ontological status of fictional characters and their relation to reality. READ MORE