Rebooting Interactive Films: An Intermedial Approach to Cinema and Videogames.
Interactive films such as FMVs (Full-Motion Videogames) were declared to be a shortlived and relatively obscure genre of the past until recently, when they started to reappear primarily as videogames and films in online streaming services, generating newfound interest in both audiences and researche...
| Publicado en: | Ekphrasis (2067-631X) Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 154 - 171 |
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Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre & Television
2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=178285585&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 178285585 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 2067631X H6D0 jtl: Ekphrasis (2067-631X) issn: 2067631X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2024 vid: 31 iid: 1 pid: 91118 pub: Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre & Television artinfo: ui: 178285585 10.24193/ekphrasis.31.8 ppf: 154 ppct: 17 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.7MB tig: atl: Rebooting Interactive Films: An Intermedial Approach to Cinema and Videogames. aug: au: DIMOGLOU, Georgios affil: Leiden University. su: Video games Film theory Research personnel Integrals Agent (Philosophy) sug: subj: Video games Film theory Research personnel Integrals Agent (Philosophy) keyword: agency FMVs gameplay interactive film intermediality narrative ab: Interactive films such as FMVs (Full-Motion Videogames) were declared to be a shortlived and relatively obscure genre of the past until recently, when they started to reappear primarily as videogames and films in online streaming services, generating newfound interest in both audiences and researchers. This article contributes to the ongoing related research on such contemporary interactive films, audiovisual works that combine largely uninterrupted cinematic sequences with interactivity and gameplay to varying degrees, locating them amid a constantly growing, mutual exchange between cinema and videogames. Interactive films should not be considered a direct product of this relationship, since they existed before its inception, however the research at hand argues that it is this exact exchange that generated the necessary requirements for interactive films to reemerge and develop as a viable genre in the context of the present-day culture of convergence. FMVs seem to appear as both “films” and “games,” as they are not exclusive of either of the two media, actually being dependent on both of them. Based on theories of film narrative, interactivity, agency, and gameplay, among others, this article maps the liminal space by locating both filmic and ludic elements that are integral to the genre’s identity, with the goal of defining this unique intermedial genre. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Ekphrasis (2067-631X) is the property of Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre & Television and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Ekphrasis (2067-631X) holder: Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre & Television dt: @attributes: year: 2024 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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