4 articles in this issue
Gabriel Elvery, Francis Butterworth-Parr
Digital Heroisms Special Issue Editorial
Mairi Power
This article analyses the concept of “the new heroism” in Jennifer Egan’s 2012 Twitter fiction “Black Box.” The article compares the Twitter fiction reader to the video game player and applies some notions from video games in navigating the digital enviro... see more
Matthew Horrigan
Players in competitive games do not always pursue efficient victory. This essay is concerned with alternative goals in competitive videogaming. Here I examine practices of play, spectation, and casting in the Age of Empires II (Ensemble Studios, 1999... see more
Katherine Owens
In recent years, the academic study of video game music has increased as players express greater interest in listening to scores outside of play. While much study is dedicated to how music communicates gendered narrative within cinema, these same semiotic... see more