The spatial experience of games and other media: notes from a theoretical-analytical model of representations of space

The spatial experience of games and other media: notes from a theoretical-analytical model of representations of space

This article discusses spatial experience in games, in relation to other media. A brief review of some classic works on spatial experience in literature, photography, cinema and television is presented. A theoretical framework composed of three ‘types of space’ is used for an analysis of a hypotheti...

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Main Author: Suely Fragoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade (CECS) 2015-06-01
Series:Comunicação e Sociedade
Subjects:
Spatial representations
visual media
Online Access:https://revistacomsoc.pt/article/view/1124
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visual media
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title The spatial experience of games and other media: notes from a theoretical-analytical model of representations of space
title_short The spatial experience of games and other media: notes from a theoretical-analytical model of representations of space
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description This article discusses spatial experience in games, in relation to other media. A brief review of some classic works on spatial experience in literature, photography, cinema and television is presented. A theoretical framework composed of three ‘types of space’ is used for an analysis of a hypothetical simplified gameplay. As a result, the spatial experience of games is understood as a dynamic composition across different levels of materiality and meaning. This practice is made possible, amongst other factors, by fictional capacity, a cultural construction developed over centuries of interaction with media representations.
topic Spatial representations
visual media
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