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Double fine adventure and the double hermeneutic videogame

Karhulahti, Veli-Matti·2012·Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fun and Games
DOI 10.1145/2367616.2367619
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This paper establishes a hermeneutic method for interpreting videogames. The method is termed double hermeneutic because of the player's ability to affect the interpreted information. The double hermeneutic differs between games and game types, forming different double hermeneutic circles (DHCs) that players must access in order to experience games according to their designs. The paper bases its argument on the adventure game and suggests that the traditional point-and-click interface and 2D representation support the adventure game hermeneutic, which functions in synergy with the form's aesthetic discourse.

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  • The strategies for interpreting Interactive Digital Narratives have been thoroughly studied in recent years.

    “The strategies for interpreting IDNs have been thoroughly studied in recent years, and several discussions developed around the effort to describe such functions (Karhulahti, 2012;Koenitz et al., 2015;Roth et al., 2018;Knoller, 2019).”

    From Interactive Digital Narratives as Complex Expressive Means (2022) · cites this paper as Karhulahti, 2012

  • The engagement of the interactor with the dynamic system of the protostory develops the narrative forward, facilitating a double hermeneutic process during the first encounter and a triple hermeneutic during repeat traversals.

    “The engagement of the interactor with the dynamic system of the protostory in the process develops the narrative forward, facilitating a”

    From Interactive digital narrative (IDN)—new ways to represent complexity and facilitate digitally empowered citizens (2022) · cites this paper as Karhulahti (2012)

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Authors
Karhulahti, V.-M.
Affiliations
University of Turku (FI)
Corresponding author
Karhulahti, Veli-Matti
ORCID
Karhulahti, Veli-Matti
Venue
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Fun and Games
Publisher
ACM
Published
2012-09-04
Pages
19-26
DOI
10.1145/2367616.2367619
OpenAlex
W2018557104
Cited by
28
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2
FWCI
2.47
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.acm.org/publications/policies/copyright_policy#Background (vor)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
Keywords
double hermeneutics, hermeneutics, adventure games, point-and-click interface, 2D representation, aesthetic discourse, player interpretation, game design

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