Видеоигрите како современ дигитален фолклор – Дигиталната книжевност и видеоигрите од Златко Букач
Videogames as contemporary digital folklore – Digitalna književnost i videoigre by Zlatko Bukač

Summary/Abstract: Digital media has changed the way we tell stories nowadays. Contemporary ways of narration were put to the forefront as digital media evolved, creating a dialogue between old-school literary genres and interactive, new technology.The book Digitalna književnost i videoigre (Digital Literature and Videogames, 2025), the latest monograph by the Croatian author Zlatko Bukač is an important study in this new approach to narratives. Bukač’s monograph provides a rich theoretical framework for scholars in the fields of literature, videogame hermeneutics, culture, ludology and (digital) folklore, giving them ways to think about the digital screen as a platform for creative forms of storytelling. He writes from a regional perspective, where videogames are yet to be more profoundly researched, and where they are still finding their footing. His book gives a fresh look at the screen as a site for storytelling and building community, again from the context of a region where this academic field is still young.Even the title of this review suggests that there is an intrinsic relation between studying folklore and studying videogames as part of digital culture and folklore. Bukač treats videogames as more than just commercial products. They become tools for new digital folklore. The stories we tell to eachother, the myths we create, and the communities we build – all of them are done through play.

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