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Literature Is Becoming More Like a Video Game
The Atlantic argues that contemporary literature is increasingly borrowing structures and sensibilities from video games, including branching narratives, quests, leveling mechanics and interactive storytelling techniques. The piece suggests the boundary between reading and playing is blurring as writers draw on game design to shape modern fiction and engage audiences raised on interactive media.
Why now: Readers are debating how gaming culture is reshaping the form and future of books and fiction.
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- Literature Is Becoming More Like a Video Game · theatlantic.com
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