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1. 1. Digital Landscapes of Imperialism - US Intervention in Video Games

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Mikko Jokela Måsbäck; [2018]
   Keywords : Intervention; Video Games; Discourse; Landscape; Imperialism; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Within the cultural imaginary of video games, armed conflicts have always occupied a central space. Their subject material, as well as technologies and visual techniques, are often based on historical and present-day conflicts, often involving US Armed Forces, subcontractors or intelligence agents. READ MORE

3. 2. A Musical Journey: Music as Gameplay, Meaning and Narrative in Digital Games

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikvetenskap

   Author : Mikko Zuniga Jokela; [2014]
   Keywords : Musicology; Digital Games; Video Game Music; Journey; Narratology; Hermeneutics; Meaning; Play; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This essay presents a detailed analysis of the music and its relations to gameplay, meaning and narrative in the interactive digital game Journey. Taking as its foundation multiple thorough playthroughs of the game, observation and questioning of test subjects has been conducted for greater perspective and objectivity. READ MORE

4. 3. Constructing music culture

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Mikko Jokela; [2013-06-19]
   Keywords : composition; worldbuilding; culture; anthropology; ethnomusicology;

   Abstract : This essay explores the creative possibilities of worldbuilding applied to music. It presents anthropological approaches to analysing music culture, and settles upon four main factors (meaning – situation – performance – content) as a basis for a creation of a fictional culture. READ MORE