Pan/i Detektyw. Tożsamość protagonisty w grach typu Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure
Mr/Ms Detective: The Protagonist’s Identity in Games Such as Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure

Summary/Abstract: Błaszkowska examines the way in which games such as Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure (HOPA) determine the protagonist’s identity. These games engage the player mostly through a focus on logistical problems, and rarely delve into psychological or sociological issues. This foregrounds the role of the game’s protagonist, through whose eyes the player sees the gameworld. Błaszkowska discusses two series – Mystery Case Files and Grim Tales – and contextualizes them with similar productions. This allows her to reveal how the protagonist’s usually vague identity is represented as well as the consequences of such representations.

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