Video Game Characters and Transmedia Storytelling

Joleen Blom is a university lecturer at the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies at the Tampere University Game Research Lab. She is the author of Video Game Characters and Transmedia Storytelling published at the Amsterdam University Press. For more, see joleenblom.com

• A brief note Japanese names and words Chapter 1: Introducing the dynamic game character Chapter 2: Characters in contemporary media Chapter 3: How the dynamic game character develops Chapter 4: Strategies to control a character’s transtextual identities Chapter 5: Parasocial relationships with non-playable characters Chapter 6: The construction of transmedia game characters Chapter 7: The future of dynamic game characters Glossary A brief typology on characters Complete bibliography Index .

''This dive into video game characters explores transmedia characters and their place in, and influence on, culture. [...] Throughout, the book contrasts character creation and consumption across Eurocentric and Japanese cultures, commenting on their interplay. This work, licensed under Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND, adds value to studies of Japan, video games, transmedia, and fandom, extending the work of scholars such as Henry Jenkins. The result is a text that can be of value for upper-level researchers.''- K. Shotick, Choice ,Vol. 62 No. 1, September, 2024