Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds

Mark J. P. Wolf is a Full Professor in the Communication Department at Concordia University, Wisconsin, USA. His books include Abstracting Reality, The Medium of the Video Game, Virtual Morality, The Video Game Explosion, Myst and Riven: The World of the D'ni, Before the Crash, Encyclopedia of Video Games, Building Imaginary Worlds, The LEGO Studies Reader, Video Games Around the World, and Revisiting Imaginary Worlds. He is also the founder of the Imaginary Worlds book series. With Bernard Perron, he is the co-editor of The Video Game Theory Reader 1 and 2, and the Landmark Video Game book series.

• About the ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart 1 Content and Story1. Locations and Borders Gerard Hynes2. The Hero’s Journey Lily Alexander3. Invented Languages Dimitra Fimi and Andrew Higgins4. Invented Cultures Mark J. P. Wolf5. Backstory Benjamin J. Robertson6. Narrative Fabric Mark J. P. Wolf7. Saviors Mark J. P. Wolf8. Portals Jennifer Harwood-SmithPart 2 Form and Structure9. World Design Mark J. P. Wolf10. Ontological Rules Marie-Laure Ryan11. World Completeness Benjamin J. Robertson12. World Consistency Rodrigo Lessa and João Araújo13. Geography and Maps Gerard Hynes14. History and Timelines Benjamin J. Robertson15. Mythology Lily Alexander16. Philosophy Edward Castronova17. Transmediality Lars Konzack18. World-Building Tools David LangdonPart 3 Types of Worlds19. Island Worlds Ian Kinane20. Underground Worlds Peter Fitting21. Planets Jennifer Harwood-Smith22. Utopias and Dystopias Peter Sands23. Uchronias, Alternate Histories, and Counterfactuals George Carstocea24. Virtual Worlds Mark J. P. Wolf25. Interactive and Participatory Worlds Matthew FreemanPart 4 Authorship and Reception26. Subcreation Lars Konzack27. Authorship Jessica Aldred28. Reboots and Retroactive Continuity William Proctor29. Canonicity William Proctor30. Escapism Lars Konzack31. Genre Lily Alexander32. Fandom Matt Hills33. Worlds as Satire George Carstocea34. Worlds as Paracosms Jeremiah Piña35. Worlds as Experiments Edward Castronova36. Worlds and Politics Dan Hassler-ForestPart 5 Worlds and World-Builders37. More’s Utopia David Glimp38. Cavendish’s Blazing-World Anne M. Thell39. Swift’s World of Gulliver’s Travels David Alff40. Holberg’s Nazar and the Firmament Peter Fitting41. Paltock’s Sas Doorpt Swangeanti Edward O’Hare42. Defontenay’s Starian System Irène Langlet43. Baum’s Oz Michael O. Riley44. Wright’s Islandia Michael Saler45. Tolkien’s Arda Dimitra Fimi46. Roddenberry’s Star Trek Galaxy Mary McAuley47. Lucas’s Star Wars Galaxy Christopher Hanson48. Linden Labs’s Second Life Astrid Ensslin49. Persson’s Minecraft Lori Landay50. No Man’s Sky Kevin SchutIndex

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