Temporal Experience and Medieval Contemplation in The Longing
Jessica Iolanda Costa Bispo The Longing (2020) can easily be perceived as an unconventional video game. It invites the player to take control of a small creature known simply as Shade, who is tasked…
Jessica Iolanda Costa Bispo
Female Voices in a Medieval-Inspired Universe: a Brief Comparative Study of the Representation of Women in The Witcher Books and Video Games
By Jéssica Iolanda Costa Bispo (Nova University Lisbon/CETAPS) The witcher Geralt of Rivia became, especially of late, a remarkable character in the Western collective imaginary, as a prominent figure in…
Binary Dynamics in A Plague Tale: Innocence
Jéssica Iolanda Costa Bispo (Nova University of Lisbon) A Plague Tale: Innocence is a video game focusing on stealth mechanics that presents the player a narrative taking place in Medieval…