Playing Producer: An alternative perspective on video games as film

Authors

  • Olivia Huang Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Keywords:

cinema, interaction, production, interactive cinema, narrative paradox

Abstract

This paper proposes a perspective on analyzing video games as film by comparing the interactions of the player with those of a producer or other member in the film-making process. This contrasts with existing methodologies which focus on formal characteristics or narratology. This proposal also provides a method for combining the interactivity of games with the storytelling capacity of cinema without encountering the narrative paradox.

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Published

2017-06-12

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

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Critical Insights

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