Ludonarrative Synchronicity in the 'BioShock' Trilogy

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-63867-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 88 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 248 g

This book presents a new methodology, ludonarrative synchronicity, to analyze the interplay between narrative and gameplay in video games. Using the BioShock franchise as a case study, this book aims to show the interaction of these two elements can form various subjects. Rather than prioritizing one over the other, ludonarrative synchronicity seeks to explore how video game texts function. By analyzing a trio of games focused on choice and control, this book manages to show how players, along with developers, can create their own subjects. Ludonarrative Synchronicity in the BioShock Trilogy will appeal not only to fans of the franchise, but to students and scholars of narrative theory, game design, and posthumanism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reblin-Renshaw, Lyz

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- a. Ludonarrative Dissonance.- b. Ludology.- c. Narratology.- d. Definitions.- e. Ludonarrative Synchronicity.- f. Research Approach & Analysis.- 2. BioShock: Welcome to Rapture.- a. A Modern Day Atlantis.- b. In The End, Our Choices Make Us.- c. Somewhere Beyond the Sea.- d. A Man Chooses, A Slave Obeys.- e. Summary.- 3. BioShock 2: Rapture Was Just the Beginning.- a. The Beast of Ryan Lives.- b. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.- c. Here Comes the Bogeyman.- d. For Every Choice, There Is An Echo.- e. Summary.- 4. BioShock Infinite: The New Eden.- a. Bring Us the Girl, And Wipe Away the Debt.- b. A City Lighter than Air.- c. Both Sinner and Saint.- d. A Choice is Better than None.- e. Summary.- 5. There’s Always a Lighthouse, a Man, and a City.- a. Level Design.- b. Theme.- c. Immersion.- d. Summary.- 6. Conclusion.- a. Why Does Ludonarrative Synchronicity Matter?.- b. Game Over?

Über Autor(innen)

Lyz Reblin-Renshaw is an Independent Scholar based in Los Angeles, California. She obtained her PhD from Michigan Technological University, USA, in Spring 2020. She has contributed a chapter  to  Companion to Latin American Science Fiction (forthcoming), and has had articles published in  Bright Lights Film Journal and E-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Studies .