Textuality in video games

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Authors:	Carr Dianne
	Burn Andrew
	Schott Gareth
	Buckingham David
Source:	Level Up Conference Proceedings
	Utrecht: University of Utrecht, 2003, November , 2003
	Pages: 144-155
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Abstract:

In this article the participants report on a two year research project titled Textuality and Videogames; Interactivity, Narrative Space and Role Play that ran from September 2001, until late 2003 at the Institute of Education, University of London. After presenting an overview of the project, including the methodologies we have adopted, and the questions we have sought to address, we outline two sample case studies, one that relates to player agency, the other that considers role-play, social semiotics and sign making in an MMORPG.

Keywords: Narrative, RPG, Play, Textual analysis, Role-play, Agency