Temporal Convergence in Shared Networked Narratives: The Case of Blast Theory's Day of the Figurines
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Day of the Figurines, developed by Blast Theory in collaboration with the Mixed Reality Laboratory at Nottingham University, is a massively multiplayer board game for up to a thousand participants. Players can interact remotely with other participants via SMS through their mobile phones from anywhere in the world. Following an analysis of this game's complex use of time, the authors introduce a framework structured around five layers of time, from authorial to perceived time, that will facilitate the management and investigation of networked narratives shared by mobile communities over prolonged periods of time.
Source: Leonardo
Authors: Steve Benford, Gabriella Giannachi
Institutions: University of Nottingham, University of Exeter
Language: English
Topic: Digital Games and Media
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2052239681