The Hacker: New Mythical Content of Narrative Games

Abstract

Abstract. 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.

Authoring digital interactive narratives

“…Digital interactive storytelling is a relatively new form of storytelling. It is already embedded in games, a significantly successful industry, and recently has found a way to be projected to the wider public through television (Aarseth, 2012;Dormans, 2006;Kolhoff and Nack, 2019;Roth and Koenitz, 2019). For reference purposes and as the history of the interactive discipline claims, interactive cinema and television has been in motion for many years however has never been so widely known (Koenitz et al, 2015b).…”

“…Good stories begin in the minds of authors, and they come to life through the authoring medium each author chooses to write with. Whichever the tool of choice, an author understands that their story's format and structure will depend on the type of stories their authoring medium is built to create (Dormans, 2006). The narrative of a film may start on a piece of paper, but to become a film the storyteller needs a camera.…”