How to Play a Book: Adaptations of Literary Classics as Computer Games

Oct

10:30pm

How to Play a Book: Adaptations of Literary Classics as Computer Games

By TPL Programs

This talk explores interactive digital adaptations of four well-known works of nineteenth-century literature, examining how each responds to the challenge of incorporating fidelity to the original story along with meaningful user-directed interactivity:

Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Scandal in Bohemia" from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818)
Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854)
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)
The following adaptations are referenced:
from iClassics, The Interactive Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia
from Inkle Studios, 80 Days and Dave Morris's Frankenstein
from USC Game Innovation Lab, Walden, a game
This event is presented by Jason Boyd, Toronto Metropolitan University. The event is also part of Toronto Public Library's Great Books Lecture Series, made possible through a gift from the Ann Thoburn Fund.

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