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Cozy Heterotopias in JRPGs: A Foucauldian Perspective on the Spatiality of Coziness in Japanese Role-Playing Games

dc.contributor.authorSimond, Stefan H.
dc.contributor.authorKlös, Tobias
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T12:46:53Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T12:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-27
dc.identifier.issn2391-8551
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/52245
dc.description.abstractThis article applies the concept of heterotopia as developed by Michel Foucault to cozy aesthetics in JRPGs. After introducing the concept of heterotopia and its six key principles, the term JRPG is briefly reflected upon. We then analyze key aspects of the games Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch and Final Fantasy VII Remake regarding the significance of heterotopias for their sense of coziness. We conclude that Foucault’s concept of heterotopia helps in understanding the way in which coziness, on the one hand, offers a respite from the crises of life while, on the other hand, enabling an engagement with said crises in a safe environment.en
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesReplay. The Polish Journal of Game Studies;1en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectcozy gamesen
dc.subjectheterotopiaen
dc.subjectJapanese role-playing gamesen
dc.subjectgame studiesen
dc.titleCozy Heterotopias in JRPGs: A Foucauldian Perspective on the Spatiality of Coziness in Japanese Role-Playing Gamesen
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number93-109
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationSimond, Stefan H. - Philipps University of Marburgen
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationKlös, Tobias - Heidelberg University of Educationen
dc.identifier.eissn2449-8394
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dc.contributor.authorEmailSimond, Stefan H. - stefan.simond@staff.uni-marburg.de
dc.contributor.authorEmailKlös, Tobias - tobias.kloes@staff.uni-marburg.de
dc.identifier.doi10.18778/2391-8551.11.07
dc.relation.volume11


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