The Outsider : An Examination of Misfits in Watch Dogs 2, Persona 4, NieR: Automata
- Author
- Morris, Theresa
- Published
- [University Park, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania State University, 2021.
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators
- Haines, Christian P. and Schreyer Honors College
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- Summary
- In this thesis project, the social outsider is examined in the video games Watch Dogs 2, Persona 4, and NieR: Automata. These games present the outsider as a resistance fighter, gender non-conforming individual, and android. I analyze how these games' narratives and gameplay work in tandem to present the outsider to players. Video games' interactivity allows players to connect to and understand the outsider. Watch Dogs 2, Persona 4, NieR: Automata present the outsider to the players as a figure excluded from their society based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and/or political position. These games cultivate sympathy towards the outsider. They also envision a society that does not exclude marginalized groups. This thesis aims to analyze how these video games challenge, reinforce, or disregard assumptions about the outsider through narrative and gameplay.
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- Dissertation Note
- B.A. Pennsylvania State University 2021.
- Technical Details
- The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file ; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file.
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