In recent years, poetry and video games have begun talking to – and taking from – one another in earnest. Poets, ever in pursuit of meaning, now draw inspiration from digital-interactive fantasy worlds, while video game developers aim to enrich their creations by imbuing them with poetic depth. This book investigates the phenomena of poem-game hybrids and other forms of poetic-ludic interplay, making use of both a multidisciplinary critical approach and the author’s own experiments in building and testing hybrid artefacts. What emerges is the suggestion of a future where reading and playing are no longer seen as separate endeavours, where the quests for sensory pleasure and philosophic insight are one and the same.
- ISBN10 3110718332
- ISBN13 9783110718331
- Publish Date 7 March 2022 (first published 21 February 2022)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher De Gruyter
- Imprint De Gruyter Oldenbourg
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 171
- Language English
- URL https://degruyter.com/isbn/9783110718331