The digital brush paints a flourishing world: enacting religion and aesthetic traditions in Ōkami
First author: HarwoodYear: 2022
Abstract
The video game Ōkami encourages players to immerse themselves in a digital gamescape that incorporates Japanese aesthetics, stories, and religious philosophies. The designers have gamified Shintō holographic reasoning, Confucian virtues, and Buddhist metaphors of fighting demons of the mind to create a world modeled after a mythological retelling of medieval Japan. A significant portion of the player’s gameplay involves purifying pollutants from the environment, which improves the player character and the Japanesque world’s citizens. The game acts as a playable metaphor that teaches the player about Japanese religion and culture by allowing them to enact an interpretation of it interactively.Details
Language: EnglishCountry of affiliation: United States
Published in: Journal of Contemporary Religion
Publication type: Journal article
Source: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2022.2099084
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