Play//Make: Media Mix Games as Controlled Open Reading

Johnathan Harrington

Play//Make: Media Mix Games as Controlled Open Reading

Johnathan Harrington

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Abstract

In this paper, I argue that games occupy a difficult position within media mixes. Apart from being part of cross-media content, having their textual output weighed and measured within a larger textual ecosphere, game-specific constraints tax players heavily. Not only are players made to learn constraints which are unique to games, they are also invited to become constraints within the text themselves.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019
Event	DiGRA 2019: The 12th Digital Games Research Association Conference : Game, Play and the Emerging Ludo-Mix - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 6 Aug 2019 → 10 Aug 2019 https://www.digra2019.org https://easychair.org/smart-program/DiGRA2019/index.html

Conference

Conference	DiGRA 2019: The 12th Digital Games Research Association Conference
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	6/08/19 → 10/08/19
Internet address	https://www.digra2019.org https://easychair.org/smart-program/DiGRA2019/index.html

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Play//Make: Media Mix Games as Controlled Open Reading

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