Description

• Title:
  Choices, affects and trans representation: An analysis of mechanics and gameplay in Tell Me Why
• Creator:
  Marak, Katarzyna;
  Strehlau, Nelly
• Description:
  The article discusses selected aspects of the 2020 game Tell Me Why, focusing on particular gameplay mechanics pertaining to player choices and the manner in which they influence player emotions, as well as on the representation of trans experience in the game. The authors draw both on affect theory and on approaches derived from game studies concerning the presence of emotions in gameplay. In the final part of the text, trans representation in Tell Me Why is analysed and juxtaposed with the readings typically found in the game’s reviews.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2023 Katarzyna Marak, Nelly Strehlau;
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pl
• Date:
  2023.07.03
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Vol. 33 No. 42 (2023): The Special Issue: Rules of games; 267-279;
  Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Tom 33 Nr 42 (2023): The Special Issue: Rules of games; 267-279;
  2720-040X;
  1731-450X
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/38615/32896
• Subject:
  affect theory;
  Tell Me Why (2020 game);
  emotions;
  game studies;
  gameplay mechanics;
  trans representation in games
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/38615
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text