A newer entry to #TheVideoGameLibrary:
"Grimmin saduista Controliin" is a #Finnish game study that sheds light on the relationship between literature and #VideoGames by examining #Games based on #Books or #Book series. 🇫🇮
#GameStudies #AlanWake #Control #DarkSouls #Dune #MaxPayne #Metamorphosis #Runo #SpecOps #SpecOpsTheLine #TheWitcher #TheWitcher2 #TheWitcher3 #TheWolfAmongUs #Gaming #VideoGame #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Videopelit #Videopeli #Remedy #Jalava #Essay
Heidi Rautalahti, Tuukka Hämäläinen From Grimm's Fairy Tales to Control deals with the multifaceted relationship between digital games and literature - from classics to cult works, from Lovecraft to Dark Souls, and from the Dune books to the Dune game. Books and games are often contrasted: young people don't read enough and play too much. This artificial juxtaposition ignores the factors that connect books and games. In the early 2020s, digital games are much more than competition, performances
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