That Dragon, Cancer - dokument osobisty w formie gry komputerowej
That Dragon, Cancer – a personal documentary in the form of a video game
Author(s): Justyna KrólSubject(s): Media studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: That Dragon; Cancer; Ryan Green; Amy Green; Josh Larson; non-fiction in games; personal games; not-games; failure in games; vignette games; documentary and games; personal documentary; Our curse; Toma
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the That Dragon, Cancer, a computer game created by Amy and Ryan Green, which is about their son Joel’s disease and subsequent death. It analyses the means used to tell the story and deliver the emotions of the game’s authors: documentary elements and means of expression exclusive to the game medium (conscious use of failure, a form based on vignette games). It addresses the contexts of personal documentaries, their self-therapeutic aspect, and the phenomenon of “not-games” and “personal games”.
Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
- Issue Year: 21/2017
- Issue No: 30
- Page Range: 151-164
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish