Introduction: Deepening the Conversation between Multimodal Studies and Game Studies
PART I: Setting the Stage
Chapter 1: Play, Videogames, and the Problem of Meaning
Chapter 2: The Videogame Modes
Chapter 3: The Procedural Mode
PART II: Modal Configurations
Chapter 4: Modal Consonance I: Ideological and Experiential Persuasion
Chapter 5: Modal Consonance II: Multimodal Realism, Simulation, and Virtual Reality
Chapter 6: Modal Irony: Multimodal Dissonance
PART III: Players, Mods, and Future Directions
Chapter 7: Unstable Ensembles: User Generated Content
Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Future of Multimodal Game Studies
Biography
Jason Hawreliak is an assistant professor of game studies at Brock University’s Centre for Digital Humanities. His research examines the semiotic, rhetorical, and cultural functions of interactive media with an emphasis on multimodality in videogames. He is a co-founder of the online game studies periodical, First Person Scholar.
