Simulating the apocalypse: theology and structure of the Left Behind Games
This article is a structural analysis of Left Behind, a real-time strategy computer game that is loosely based on the best selling series of novels written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. Both the books and the game are popular cultural expressions of a Christian theology that posits an apocalyptic...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Heidelberg University Publishing
2015
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Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Année: 2015, Volume: 7, Pages: 85-106 |
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LaHaye, Tim 1926-2016, The left behind series
/ Jenkins, Jerry B. 1949-, The left behind series
/ Jeu vidéo
/ Fin du monde
/ Théologie
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Narrative Structure
B Computer Games B the Rapture B Dispensationalism B premillenialism |
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| Résumé: | This article is a structural analysis of Left Behind, a real-time strategy computer game that is loosely based on the best selling series of novels written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. Both the books and the game are popular cultural expressions of a Christian theology that posits an apocalyptic future in which humanity will be finally judged. Drawing on both narratology and ludology, the paper suggests that the Left Behind Game is neither truly a narrative nor a game. Instead a maze like structure can be identified. This structure allows the player a number of choices within the game play, but only one pathway allows the player to successfully navigate the game. Furthermore, there is only a single successful resolution. The paper concludes that this game structure is homologous to the theological structure of the apocalyptic belief system. |
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| ISSN: | 1861-5813 |
| Contient: | In: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.11588/rel.2015.0.18509 URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-rel-185097 |