Seriality's Ludic Promise: Film Serials and the Pre-History of Digital Gaming

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  • Scott Higgins Wesleyan University

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https://doi.org/10.7557/23.6158

Abstract

This essay explores the American Sound Serial film as part of a continuum to which digital gaming may also belong. By drawing on concepts derived from the study of video games, this study broadens our understanding of youth-oriented films produced in Hollywood from the 1930s to the mid 1950s. In turn, this  provides a new vantage on continuities between old and new serial forms, and sheds light on digital gaming’s pre-history.

Author Biography

Scott Higgins, Wesleyan University

Scott Higgins is Associate Professor and Chair of the College of Film and the Moving Image at Wesleyan Univesity.

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Published

2014-12-12

How to Cite

Higgins, S. (2014) “Seriality’s Ludic Promise: Film Serials and the Pre-History of Digital Gaming”, Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture, 8(1), pp. 101–113. doi: 10.7557/23.6158.

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