Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Narrative Aesthetics in Video Games Deniz Denizel, Deniz Eyüce Şansal, Tuna Tetik (eds.) Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Narrative A esthetics in Video Games Bibliographic Information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available online at Library of Congrhetstsp C:/a/tdanlobg.din-ngb-i.dne-.P ublication Data A CIP catalog record for this book has been applied for at the Library of Congress. Book Cover by Dilay Özgüven ISBN 978-3-631-83805-1 (Print) E-ISBN 978-3-631-84757-2 (E-PDF) E-ISBN 978-3-631-84758-9 (EPUB) E-ISBN 978-3-631-84759-6 (MOBI) DOI 10.3726/b18052 © Peter Lang GmbH Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Berlin 2021 All rights reserved. Peter Lang – Berlin ∙ Bern ∙ Bruxelles ∙ New York ∙ Oxford ∙ Warszawa ∙ Wien All parts of this publication are protected by copyright. Any utilisation outside the strict limits of the copyright law, without the permission of the publisher, is forbidden and liable to prosecution. This applies in particular to reproductions, translations, microfilming, and storage and processing in electronic retrieval systems. This publication has been peer reviewed. www.peterlang.com Bibliographic Information published by the I would like to dedicate this study to my mother, Özden Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Özdöker, and the memory of my dear grandfather, Metin Özdöker. ~ Deniz Denizel The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche I would like to dedicate this edited volume to my family Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available online at and the memory of my father. Library of Congrhetstsp C:/a/tdanlobg.din-ngb-i.dne-.P ublication Data ~ Deniz Eyüce Şansal I would like to dedicate our book to my parents, Feride A CIP catalog record for this book has been applied for at the Candan Tetik & Tonguç Tetik, for their endless love and Library of Congress. constant support. ~ Tuna Tetik Book Cover by Dilay Özgüven Editors, Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Narrative Aesthetics in Video Games ISBN 978-3-631-83805-1 (Print) E-ISBN 978-3-631-84757-2 (E-PDF) E-ISBN 978-3-631-84758-9 (EPUB) E-ISBN 978-3-631-84759-6 (MOBI) DOI 10.3726/b18052 © Peter Lang GmbH Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Berlin 2021 All rights reserved. Peter Lang – Berlin ∙ Bern ∙ Bruxelles ∙ New York ∙ Oxford ∙ Warszawa ∙ Wien All parts of this publication are protected by copyright. Any utilisation outside the strict limits of the copyright law, without the permission of the publisher, is forbidden and liable to prosecution. This applies in particular to reproductions, translations, microfilming, and storage and processing in electronic retrieval systems. This publication has been peer reviewed. www.peterlang.com Acknowledgements We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Editorial Advisory Board members for their invaluable contributions to our book, including mentoring, text selection, peer- reviewing, and the final evaluation.