Postklasyczna groza. Przeobrażenia fuzji gatunkowej survival horroru
Postclassic Horror. Transformations of Survival Horror Genre Fusion
Author(s): Dominika Staszenko-ChojnackaSubject(s): Visual Arts, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: survival horror; video games; interactive horror; genre; game history;
Summary/Abstract: This article provides an introduction to the study of the transformation of the survival horror genre. The author discusses the genre determinants of horror games from the historical perspective, draw- ing particular attention to the moment when the classic survival horror formula emerged. She also describes the changes over the years that led both to the need to update the genre framework and to the division into classic and post-classic horror games. She also analyses the mechanics typical of contemporary productions using horror elements.
Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
- Issue Year: 33/2023
- Issue No: 42
- Page Range: 125-138
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish