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A Pilot Study on Analyzing Critical Retellings Using Digital Humanities Tools

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Interactive Storytelling (ICIDS 2021)

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This paper presents the early findings of a pilot study on the analysis of longform video essays as critical retellings of video game narratives. Using web-based reading and analysis environment Voyant, the study explores the indicators of how players critically approach and discuss game narrative design.

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  1. Teesside University, Campus Heart, Southfield Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BX, UK

    Tonguc Ibrahim Sezen & Digdem Sezen

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  1. National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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  2. Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Sezen, T.I., Sezen, D. (2021). A Pilot Study on Analyzing Critical Retellings Using Digital Humanities Tools. In: Mitchell, A., Vosmeer, M. (eds) Interactive Storytelling. ICIDS 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 13138. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92300-6_52

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