Failed Failures: The Critique of the Game of Thrones Video Game
Failed Failures: The Critique of the Game of Thrones Video Game
Author(s): Agata WaszkiewiczSubject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Game of Thrones; failure; learnt helplessness; attribution theory; coping mechanisms
Summary/Abstract: In this research paper the Game of Thrones video game is juxtaposed with the original book and TV series in order to investigate the differences in failures experienced by the characters, primarily in the context of its fairness. J. Juul's book from 2013 serves as a main source of theoretical framework. It is argued that by misinforming the player about their influence on the plot, the game causes the player to develop learned helplessness, which, in turn, causes a lack of interest and lowered enjoyment.
Journal: New Horizons in English Studies
- Issue Year: 3/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 137-149
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
