"In You All Things”: Biblical Influences on Story, Gameplay, and Aesthetics in Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn
This article considers several instances of biblical reception in the science-fiction role-playing game Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony, 2017). The game’s characterisation of technology, science, and religion has led some commentators to understand Horizon Zero Dawn as presenting a firm reje...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Journal for interdisciplinary biblical studies (JIBS)
Year: 2021, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-43 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jesus Christus
/ Exegesis
/ Video game
/ Science fiction
/ Apocalypticism
/ Artificial intelligence
/ Figurative language
/ Creation
/ Revelation
/ Plage
/ Environmental ethics (motif)
/ Narration
/ Mythology
/ Genesis
/ Exodus
/ Samuel
B Horizon Zero Dawn |
| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion HA Bible ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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