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Finding the self in role-playing games: Weaving myth, narrative, and identity

Finding the self in role-playing games: Weaving myth, narrative, and identity

Finding the self in role-playing games: Weaving myth, narrative, and identity

individuationDave EngJanuary 22, 2026role-playing games, archetypes, hero’s journey, story structures, individuationComment

Only you can save the world (of videogames): Authoritarian agencies in the heroism of videogame design, play, and culture

Only you can save the world (of videogames): Authoritarian agencies in the heroism of videogame design, play, and culture

Only you can save the world (of videogames): Authoritarian agencies in the heroism of videogame design, play, and culture

gamesDave EngOctober 19, 2022Authoritarianism, agency, assemblage, game design, monomyth, heroism, hero’s journey, Joseph Campbell, Horizon Zero Dawn, gaming culture, researchComment