Digital Zombies, Undead Stories: Narrative Emergence and Videogames

by Lawrence May

Book Overview

Through analysis of three case study videogames - Left 4 Dead 2, DayZ and Minecraft - and their online player communities, Digital Zombies, Undead Stories develops a framework for understanding how collective gameplay generates experiences of narrative, as well as the narrative dimensions of players' creative activity on social media platforms. Narrative emergence is addressed as a powerful form of player experience in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501374877
• ISBN13: 9781501374876
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"