The Power of Video Games: How The Last of Us Changed My Life

The Last of Us sparked some newfound hope and joy in life which I could't just let go. That spark turned into passion and today it's my life. In few months, I'll be holding a Master's degree in Literary Studies and Linguistics with a focus on games user research, cognitive narrative studies and player-narrative interaction. … Continue reading The Power of Video Games: How The Last of Us Changed My Life →

Full Paper: On Character Analysis and Cognitive Narratology: Why you cried at the end of The Last of Us

Here is the Cognitive Narratology in Video Games paper accompanying the previously released poster on Cognitive Narratology and the narrative masterpiece The Last of Us. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I did writing. Looking forward to read your thoughts on this paper! Take care & read on, Natt

On Character Analysis and Cognitive Narratology: Why You Cried at the End of “The Last of Us” Research Poster

There is a high emotional bond between the player and the character that depends on the narrative structure which is embedded in Joel’s and Ellie’s character development.