Description

• Title:
  Navigating the Currents of Yangtze River Crime: An Analysis of the Historical Chinese Detective Game Murders on the Yangtze River
• Creator:
  Kaniuk, Aleksandra Julia;
  Kidziak, Kacper Kajetan
• Description:
  In this case study of the historical Chinese detective game Murders on the Yangtze River, the authors explore the genre of detective games. The first part of this essay briefly introduces the game and the genre structures of detective games. The second part examines the game through the lens of detective games and their genre specific elements and structure. The last part presents an interpretation of how specific structural and design choices impact the reading of the game as a historical game. The essay ends with observations about the postcolonial potential of the game, suggesting direction for potential future studies.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pl ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Aleksandra Julia Kaniuk, Kacper Kajetan Kidziak
• Date:
  2025.10.27
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  Polish
• Source:
  Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Vol. 38 No. 47 (2025): Faces of Visual History; 239-256;
  Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Tom 38 Nr 47 (2025): Faces of Visual History; 239-256;
  2720-040X;
  1731-450X
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/49848/40325
• Subject:
  genre theory;
  detective fiction;
  historical games;
  Chinese games;
  Asian games;
  indie games
• Identifier: https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/49848
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text