„Czy ja tak brzmię?” Autokreacja i immunizacja w serii Mass Effect
Zarzycka examines the bodily aspect of the protagonist’s identity in the game series Mass Effect and its relationship with the player. She draws on notions of the mechanics of self-creation as proposed by Stephen Greenblatt and Michel Foucault, as well as concepts of immuization defined by Roberto Esposito. Three clusters of factors influence a character’s physical appearance: the interference of the game code, elements that depend on the player’s decision, and the narrative metacommentary, which is contained in the supplement Mass Effect 3: The Citadel. Zarzycka relates these factors to the dynamics of the player’s competence. The transformation of the character’s body leads to a meditation on practices of self-creation, connected to the experience of gameplay as well as more broadly understood cultural participation.
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