Ka as shomin-geki: problematizing videogame studies

William Huber

Ka as shomin-geki: problematizing videogame studies

William Huber

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Abstract

The paper addresses limitations of strictly interactive theories of videogame genre, proposes a supplementary, historicist inter-media alternative, and interprets the videogame Ka as a ludic worked based in the shomin-geki tradition of Japanese cinema.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DiGRA '03
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the 2003 DiGRA international conference: level up
Publisher	DiGRA
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	DiGRA 2003: Level Up, 2003 International Conference - University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: 4 Nov 2003 → 6 Nov 2004

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Name
Publisher	DiGRA
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	2342-9666

Conference

Conference	DiGRA 2003
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Utrecht
Period	4/11/03 → 6/11/04

Keywords

Domesticity
Intertextuality
Japanese cultural history
Shomin-geki
Videogame genre theory

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Ka as shomin-geki: problematizing videogame studies

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