Chivalric Educative Potential in Commercial Computer Games

dc.rights.license	CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisor	Brandsma, Frank
dc.contributor.author	Lever, H.H.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-01T17:02:14Z
dc.date.available	2011-09-01
dc.date.available	2011-09-01T17:02:14Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.uri	https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/8569
dc.description.abstract	The thesis explores educative possibilities within commercial computer games for the translation of chivalric literature. The first chapter treats on the terms game and play to come to the definition of a good game. The second chapter provides a history of RPGs, their characteristics and educative qualities in computer games. The third chapter contains a case study on The Elder Scrolls IV; Oblivion and translation of Chrétien de Troyes' Yvain into a computer game by use of Oblivion's construction set.
dc.description.sponsorship	Utrecht University
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.title	Chivalric Educative Potential in Commercial Computer Games
dc.type.content	Master Thesis
dc.rights.accessrights	Open Access
dc.subject.keywords	computer games, commercial, arthurian romance, literature, serious games, education, e-games, oblivion, the elder scrolls, chivalric literature, knights, RPGs, game, play
dc.subject.courseuu	Europese Letterkunde van de Middeleeuwen en de Renaissance