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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.

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...

Transmedia and Convergence: World-Building in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Paper

Loek van der Heijden

25/09/2023

9 minutes to read

This paper dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with reference to theoretical principles like transmedia and convergence culture as described by Henry Jenkins

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.

Gamification Has Turned Connecting With Others Into a Game – How Helpful Is It Really?

Paper

Iris Olde Hampsink

19/10/2022

13 minutes to read

This article discusses Tinder's game design elements, its variable rewards, and the power relations between Tinder and its users that permeate the app.

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.