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Narrative Time in Video Games

Ma, Minhua and Bassi, B (2010) Narrative Time in Video Games. International Journal on Intelligent Games and Simulation, 6 (1). ISSN 1477-2043

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This paper analyses how the different tenses (i.e. past, present, and future), aspects (i.e. perfective aspect and progressive aspect), and pace (i.e. speed-up, slowdown, isochrony, etc.) can affect and be affected by narrative in video games. Since games are at large played in the eternal progressive aspect no matter whether they have a historical, present, or futuristic setting, this paper will look at the games and the elements that can take a game and attract a player into its surroundings, and discuss how different tenses, aspects, and pace can be displayed in various game genres and how different it is to express the time in video games as opposed to traditional narrative media.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: FD=2010-01
Depositing User: Eunice MA
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2017 11:06
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2017 11:06
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URI: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/3424

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