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Will Love Tear Us Apart: Adapting the Lyrical to the Ludic

2016; Edinburgh University Press; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3366/count.2016.0053

2056-4414

Gordon Calleja,

Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies

This paper gives an insight into the design process of a game adaptation of Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980). It outlines the challenges faced in attempting to reconcile the diverging qualities of lyrical poetry and digital games. In so doing, the paper examines the design decisions made in every segment of the game with a particular focus on the tension between the core concerns of the lyrical work being adapted and established tenets of game design.