Title

The Turkey Maiden educational computer game

Authors

Authors

N. M. Underberg

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Folklore

Keywords

Folklore

Abstract

An educational computer game project underway in the Digital Media department of the University of Central Florida is the subject of this article. It is based on a folktale called "The Turkey Maiden," collected in Ybor City, Florida, in the 1930s. A game mod (user-created addition and modification to an existing commercial off-the-shelf computer game) has been created that integrates specific tasks the heroine must successfully complete in order to advance in the game. These tasks are based on lessons to be learned by the player about Ybor City history and culture. Adapting an oral folktale with an active female protagonist into a heritage-based computer game involved experimenting with feminist game design principle (gender differences in play), and understanding how features of digital environments, like spatiality and interactivity, affect storytelling and game play.

Journal Title

Folklore

Volume

119

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Document Type

Editorial Material

Language

English

First Page

201

Last Page

217

WOS Identifier

WOS:000256995500005

ISSN

0015-587X

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