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Stepping into Fictional Worlds
In Dominic McIver Lopes (ed.), The Art of Videogames. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 61–85 (2009-09-21)
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: Welcome to Rapture Meet Niko Bellic Experiencing Game Worlds Acting in Game Worlds.Author's Profile
stepping into fictional worlds evocative opening sequence of BioShock ‐ player discovering a mysterious island videogames ‐ robust and participative fictional worlds three‐dimensional games ‐ Crash Bandicoot or Wolfenstein 3D fictional worlds by videogames ‐ limited and lacking obvious detail interactive game world fictions and playercharacter ‐ Grand Theft Auto IV, player‐character being Niko Bellic experiencing game worlds acting in game worlds ‐ player‐character's epistemic access to fictional world facts Grand Theft Auto and Oblivion ‐ stepping into visuospatial fictional world in guise of player‐character gameplay and freeplay, mere toying with ‐ or exploring of fictional system
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