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Video Game Mise-En-Scene Remediation of Cinematic Codes in Video Games

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This paper aims to discuss two primary points. Firstly, I argue that due to the complex development of Game Studies as a field and to the constant technological innovation, it is important to elaborate a reflection on the current state of video game aesthetics and its relationship with other audiovisual media. Secondly, the relevance of film-related analytical and theoretical tool is explored through the analysis of video game mise-en-scene and its tools of representation. I want to highlight the similar aesthetic strategies and, at the same time, to underline the shifts occurred in terms of functions. Finally, I describe two relevant aesthetic tendencies in the current video game generation: the scripted staging and the expressive lighting.

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    Ivan Girina

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  1. Department of Telecommunications, University of Georg, 30602, Athens, GA, USA

    Hartmut Koenitz

  2. Faculty of Communications, Istanbul Bilgi University, Eyub, 34060, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tonguc Ibrahim Sezen

  3. School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Gabriele Ferri

  4. School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

    Mads Haahr

  5. Faculty of Communications, Istanbul University, Beyazit, 34452, Istanbul, Turkey

    Digdem Sezen

  6. Bahc̨es̨ehir University, Karaköy, 34425, Istanbul, Turkey

    Güven C̨atak

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Girina, I. (2013). Video Game Mise-En-Scene Remediation of Cinematic Codes in Video Games . In: Koenitz, H., Sezen, T.I., Ferri, G., Haahr, M., Sezen, D., C̨atak, G. (eds) Interactive Storytelling. ICIDS 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8230. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02756-2_5

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