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Beil, Benjamin and Schmidt, Hanns Christian (2015). The World of The Walking Dead - Transmediality and Transmedial Intermediality. Acta Univ. Sapientiae-Film Media Stud., 10 (1). S. 73 - 89. WARSAW: SCIENDO. ISSN 2066-7779

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Abstract

As transmedia franchises increasingly populate our cultural environment, many questions arise about the effect of the different media involved in the depiction of storyworlds. Through the analysis of different examples, with special emphasis on the particular case of The Walking Dead, and drawing primarily from Henry Jenkins's concept of transmedia storytelling and Jens Schroter's concept of intermediality, this paper aims to show how different media aesthetics contribute to the process of storytelling and enrich the experience of the consumer. Usually overlooked in other analyses, we argue that these formal and aesthetical characteristics, such as the interactive nature of video games, call for a broader approach that transcends the accustomed search of common narrative aspects. This will be exemplified by a closer comparative look at the adventure game The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games, 2012) and The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Terminal Reality, 2013). The transformations that the different media demand contribute not only to the narrative, but also provide different tools for the construction of storyworlds and different ways to engage with it.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Beil, Benjamin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmidt, Hanns Christian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-397927
DOI:	10.1515/ausfm-2015-0027
Journal or Publication Title:	Acta Univ. Sapientiae-Film Media Stud.
Volume:	10
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 73 - 89
Date:	2015
Publisher:	SCIENDO
Place of Publication:	WARSAW
ISSN:	2066-7779
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Film, Radio, Television Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/39792