Dual Wield: The Interplay of Poetry and Videogames
Jon Stone, "Dual Wield: The Interplay of Poetry and Videogames "
English | ISBN: 3110718332 | 2022 | 150 pages | EPUB | 15 MB
English | ISBN: 3110718332 | 2022 | 150 pages | EPUB | 15 MB
In recent years, poetry and video games have begun talking to - and taking from - one another in earnest. Poets, ever in pursuit of meaning, now draw inspiration from digital-interactive fantasy worlds, while video game developers aim to enrich their creations by imbuing them with poetic depth. This book investigates the phenomena of poem-game hybrids and other forms of poetic-ludic interplay, making use of both a multidisciplinary critical approach and the author's own experiments in building and testing hybrid artefacts. What emerges is the suggestion of a future where reading and playing are no longer seen as separate endeavours, where the quests for sensory pleasure and philosophic insight are one and the same.
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