The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes
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The Allure of Choice:Agency and Worldbuilding in Branching-Path, Transmedia UniversesbyEvan HigginsB.A. English and B.s. Marketing, University of Mary The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes y land, 2012SUBMITTED TO HIE PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE MEDIA STUDIES/WR1TING IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPARATIVE MEDIA STUDIES AT THEMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TEC1INOLOGY42887£2017 Evan Higgins. All rights reserved.The author hereby grants to MI The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes T permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part in any medium now known oThe allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes
r hereafter created.Signature redactedSignature of Author:Certified by:Accepted by:MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY "Department of C.oaparahvyMciThe Allure of Choice:Agency and Worldbuilding in Branching-Path, Transmedia UniversesbyEvan HigginsB.A. English and B.s. Marketing, University of Mary The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes tist at MIT CMS/W \ I ; if , Thesis Supervisor Signature redactedHeather Hendershot Director of Graduate Studies. Comparative Media StudiesMAY 3 i 2017LIBRARIESARCHIVES1The Allure of Choice: Agency and Worldbuilding in Branching-Path, Transmedia UniversesbyEvan HigginsSubmitted to the Department of The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes Comparative Media Studies/Writing on May 11, 2017 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Comparative MediaThe allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes
Studies.AbstractAgency is often taken as a given in branching-path stories because they, almost by definition, allow for enhanced user involvement. BuThe Allure of Choice:Agency and Worldbuilding in Branching-Path, Transmedia UniversesbyEvan HigginsB.A. English and B.s. Marketing, University of Mary The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes an intersection of both linear media and forking ones and thus, an interesting case study of how player agency can be expanded and re-categorized in these larger universe. By looking at where and how agency is located in three different case studies, we can get a belter sense of how agency is changi The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes ng—and slaying the same—in these multi-platform, player-driven worlds.1 he first chapter in this thesis looks at the intersection of worldbuilding andThe allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes
transinedia and where player agency can hope to fit between these traditions. The second focuses on the Game of Thrones universe, looking to understaThe Allure of Choice:Agency and Worldbuilding in Branching-Path, Transmedia UniversesbyEvan HigginsB.A. English and B.s. Marketing, University of Mary The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes an effort to understand how an undefined hero tics the whole universe together. The fourth chapter focuses on Quantum Break, and its groundbreaking, wholly integrated, transmedia structure. The final chapter discusses steps creators in the future can take to expand player agency. By looking at these The allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes worlds through an increased understanding of where the player fits in, it becomes clearer how these universes can be expanded in the future while stiThe allure of choice agency and worldbuilding in branching path, transmedia universes
ll giving the player the most autonomy over their story'.Thesis Advisor:Mikael Jakobsson. Research Scientist al MITCMS/WThesis Committee Member:The Allure of Choice:Agency and Worldbuilding in Branching-Path, Transmedia UniversesbyEvan HigginsB.A. English and B.s. Marketing, University of MaryThe Allure of Choice:Agency and Worldbuilding in Branching-Path, Transmedia UniversesbyEvan HigginsB.A. English and B.s. Marketing, University of MaryGọi ngay
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