Space in the video game Dark Souls as a tool for creating a storyworld Cover Image

Przestrzeń w grze wideo Dark Souls jako narzędzie do kreowania światoopowieści
Space in the video game Dark Souls as a tool for creating a storyworld

Author(s): Michał Mróz
Subject(s): Media studies, Visual Arts, Sociology of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: space; storyworld; Dark Souls; gameplay; narrative;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze how space in the video game “Dark Souls” affects various aspects of the interactive text, especially its plot and gameplay. The author focuses on the role of space in the narrative structure of the game, using storyworld concept, analyzing architecture, and the importance of items and their descriptions in constructing the narrative, which is crucial for the reconstruction of story points and also a proper understanding of the game’s religious motives. He goes on to focus on the storyworld events generated by gameplay, describing how it is influenced by space arrangement.

  • Issue Year: 35/2023
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 227-246
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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