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Hourigan, B. The utopia of open space in role-playing videogames. Paper presented at 5th International Digital Arts and Culture Conference, RMIT, Melbourne.  
Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard  10/09/2004, 08:42   Last edited by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard  03/05/2026, 01:22
Resource type: Proceedings Article
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BibTeX citation key: Hourigan2003
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 Language: en: English
Categories: General
Keywords: Narrative, Utopia/Dystopia
Creators: Hourigan
Publisher: DAC (RMIT, Melbourne)
Collection: 5th International Digital Arts and Culture Conference		 Views: 3/1447
Abstract
An account of a variety of utopianism manifest in the ludic and narrative elements of role-playing videogames. The paper concludes with some speculations as to how the utopia of open space may be realised in cultural production.
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Notes
Compares RPG games such as Final Fantasy to Utopian and Dystopian literature.
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