THE STATE OF FAIRY-TALE VIDEO GAMES: HOW CLASSIC STORIES ARE BEING TOLD IN THE VIDEO GAME MEDIUM

Детињство 4 (2024)  (стр. 6-19)

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Hakim BOUSSEJRA

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DOI: 10.46793/Childhood24.4.06B

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

Fairy tales are constantly being rewritten and retold in new ways, including computer and video games for over 40 years. In this paper, we will look at how fairy tales have been rendered in video games, drawing from examples gathered in a database collecting and classifying more than 300 video games related to such tales, including titles released from the early 1980s to 2024, and a few upcoming games. We have concluded that there are three major methods of portraying tales in video games: there are direct adaptations of classic tales, those that are part of transmedia franchises like Disney, and those that use fairy tale structures and tropes to create something original. Thanks to this classification, we aim to provide an up-to-date and clear overview of the state of fairy tale video games.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

video games, fairy tales, video game adaptation, children’s literature, adventure

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