Ludic Method Soirée: Games and Fanfiction

Department for Cultural Studies in cooperation with Experimental Game Cultures.

 

For some players, a games doesn't end when they stop playing: rather, this serves as an opportunity to continue the story in writing. Writing game fanfiction has become a pasttime for enthusiastic players all around the world, transforming consumers into what has been called prosumers - people who are not only recipients, but active creators.

 

In her talk, Evgenia Amey will explore the world of game fanfiction, its culture and its practices.

 

Evgenia Amey is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Eastern Finland. She has previously worked in the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies. Her research combines cultural and media studies, tourism studies, cultural geography, and fan studies. Topics she studies include media tourism, place and literature, digital reading cultures, (in)game books, and game-based fanfiction.