Myth Collections for Children

Murnaghan, Sheila; Roberts, Deborah H.

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“…67 These games can be used in formal educational situations, but players may already acquire new knowledge when playing informally for their own entertainment. For contemporary players, mythological games may thus function similarly to how mythographical collections in children's literature did for previous generations, 68 although future research should investigate how engagement with mythological games potentially impacts decisions to explore mythology further (or even to study Classics). One of the strengths of the above games is that they effectively apply the potential for 'game-based learning' (i.e.…”

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Video Games as Mythology Museums? Mythographical Story Collections in Games

Vandewalle

2023

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The growing field of historical game studies (which studies the intersection of history and video games) has often described video games with historical settings as virtual museums, based on their potential to allow players to move through a historical game space and/or interact with historical artefacts. The present article investigates how these insights may be applied to mythological video games (i.e. those that represent and simulate a storyworld known from or inspired by mythological traditions). Specifically, this article argues (1) that through the collection, combination, and presentation of different myths, mythological video games often exhibit characteristics similar to ancient and modern mythography, (2) that on the basis of these mythographical qualities, they may be considered as interactive mythology museums, and (3) that the incorporation of these features has potential for applications in education. As case studies, this article considers the popular games Age of Mythology, Smite, Immortals Fenyx Rising, God of War (and its sequel, God of War: Ragnarök), Apotheon, and Hades in light of their mythographical and museal properties. Finally, several future directions to further improve upon the educational potential of these games for both formal and informal learning are suggested.

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Video Games as Mythology Museums? Mythographical Story Collections in Games

Vandewalle

2023

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Our Mythical Hope. The Ancient Myths as Medicine for the Hardships of Life in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture

Marciniak

2021

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Classical Antiquity is a particularly important field in terms of “Hope studies” […]. For centuries, the ancient tradition, and classical mythology in particular, has been a common reference point for whole hosts of creators of culture, across many parts of the world, and with the new media and globalization only increasing its impact. Thus, in our research at this stage, we have decided to study how the authors of literary and audiovisual texts for youth make use of the ancient myths to support their young protagonists (and readers or viewers) in crucial moments of their existence, on their road into adulthood, and in those dark hours when it seems that life is about to shatter and fade away. However, if Hope is summoned in time, the crisis can be overcome and the protagonist grows stronger, with a powerful uplifting message for the public. […] Owing to this, we get a chance to remain true to our ideas, to keep faith in our dreams, and, when the decisive moment comes, to choose not hatred but love, not darkness but light. Katarzyna Marciniak, University of Warsaw, From the introductory chapter

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Classical Mythology and Children's Literature... An Alphabetical Odyssey

Hale¹,

Riverlea²

2023

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Myth Collections for Children

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Video Games as Mythology Museums? Mythographical Story Collections in Games

Video Games as Mythology Museums? Mythographical Story Collections in Games

Our Mythical Hope. The Ancient Myths as Medicine for the Hardships of Life in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture

Classical Mythology and Children's Literature... An Alphabetical Odyssey

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