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International Conference on Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment

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The Hacker: New Mythical Content of Narrative Games

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Mythology and its general relevance for popular culture is is a framework of growing importance for understanding the way narrative games function as cultural artefacts within society. Myths are better compatible than conventional stories with the key characteristics of games: interactivity, (world)simulation and gameplay. Furthermore, games as a technologically advanced medium, open up new mythological perspectives on contemporary society and technology, a perspective where the hacker is proposed as the new hero of this day and age.

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  1. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Weesperzijde 190, 1090, DZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Joris Dormans

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  1. Digital Storytelling Dept., ZGDV e.V.,, Rundeturmstr. 10, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Stefan Göbel

  2. Digital Storytelling Dept., ZGDV e.V., Rundeturmstr. 10, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Rainer Malkewitz

  3. Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Rundeturmstr. 12, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Ido Iurgel

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Dormans, J. (2006). The Hacker: New Mythical Content of Narrative Games. In: Göbel, S., Malkewitz, R., Iurgel, I. (eds) Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment. TIDSE 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4326. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11944577_11

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