- 380 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
This edited collection of original essays situates itself at the cutting edge of media theory, exploring imaginary worlds as forms of knowledge and forms of life.
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Section 1. Theories of World Building
- 1. The Aesthetics of Proliferation
- 2. Building Science-Fiction Worlds
- 3. âHe Doesnât Look Like Sherlock Holmesâ
- 4. âVisible Worldâ
- Section 2. Economies of World Building
- 5. A World of Disney
- 6. World-Building Logics and Copyright
- 7. Battleworlds
- 8. Platform Producer Meets Game Master
- 9. Narrative Ecosystems
- Section 3. Immersion
- 10. The Building and Blurring of Worlds
- 11. Beyond Immersion
- 12. Zombie Escape and Survival Plans
- 13. MMORPG as Locally Realized Worlds of Action
- Section 4. Media as World-Building Devices
- 14. The Worries of the World(s)
- 15. Linguistic Terrain and World Time
- 16. The Worlds Align
- 17. World Building and Metafiction in Contemporary Comic Books
- Section 5. Appropriations and Fan Practices
- 18. The Monster at the End of This Book
- 19. Traversing the âWhoniverseâ
- 20. Transmediaphilia , World Building, and the Pleasures of the Personal Digital Archive
- 21. The Politics of World Building
- Index