The History and Allure of Interactive Visual Novels. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Kretzschmar, Sara Raffel.
• Authors: Kretzschmar, Mark; Raffel, Sara
• Contents: PART 1: History and Interactivity 1. Introduction: The Ludic Genre Devoted to Stories Meets Postmodernism 2. Digital Books of the Rising Sun: Cultural and Technological Factors Leading to the Remediation of Manga and Anime 3. Assembling the Nest: Cultural Vehicles that Incubated Visual Novels PART 2: Subgenres and Tropes 4. The Aesthetics and Functions of Kawaii (Cute)Culture and Dating Simulators 5. Detective Stories, Labyrinthian Puzzles, and Supernatural Horror (Oh, My!): The Rising Popularity of Mystery Visual Novels and Japanese Adventure Games 6. Intimacy, Uncensored Pixels, and Groundhog Day Porn Loops: Erotic Visual Novels and Adult Content PART 3: Fan-Creators, Open-Source Software, and Genre-Melding? 7. Rise of the Fan/Gamer/Creator: How Open-Source Software Influences a New Generation of Visual Novel 8. Conclusion: The Future of Visual Novels: How Genre-Melders Keep the Dream Alive Appendix A: The Visual Novel-Adventure Game Starter Kit Ludography Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: Game theory; Social Science -- Media Studies; Games -- General; Games -- Video & Electronic; Media studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781501368639
• Related ISBNs: 150136863X; 9781501368646
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