36.425, Books: The Semiotics of Architecture in Video Games: Aroni (2022)

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Date: 01-Feb-2025
From: Rachel Bradshaw [rachel.bradshaw at bloomsbury.com]
Subject: The Semiotics of Architecture in Video Games: Aroni (2022)


Title: The Semiotics of Architecture in Video Games
Series Title: Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics
Publication Year: 2022

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
           http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
Book URL:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/semiotics-of-architecture-in-video-games-9781350341722/

Author(s): Gabriele Aroni

Paperback: 9781350341722  Price: £28.99
Hardback: 9781350152311 Price £100.00

Abstract:

Video games are among the most popular media on the planet, and
billions of people inhabit these virtual worlds on a daily basis. This
book investigates the architecture of video games, the buildings,
roads and cities in which gamers play out their roles. Examining both
the aesthetic aspects and symbolic roles of video game architecture as
they relate to gameplay, Gabriele Aroni tackles a number of questions,
including:
- How digital architecture relates to real architecture
- Where the inspiration for digital gaming architecture comes from,
and how it moves into new directions
- How the design of virtual architecture influences gameplay and
storytelling.
Looking at how architecture in video games communicates and interacts
with players, this book combines semiotics and architecture theory to
display how architecture is used in a variety of situations, with
different aims and results. Using case studies from NaissanceE,
Assassin's Creed II and Final Fantasy XV, The Semiotics of
Architecture in Video Games discusses the techniques used to create
successful virtual spaces and proposes a framework to analyse video
game architecture, ultimately explaining how to employ architectural
solutions in video games in a systematic and effective way.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics




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