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Are video games the myths of our time? In Video Games and Mythology, Flávia Gasi explores how ancient mythological traditions continue to shape contemporary interactive worlds. From gods and monsters to heroic journeys and apocalyptic cycles, the symbolic structures that once animated oral and literary traditions now find new life in digital spaces. Drawing on classical mythology, narrative theory, and game studies, Gasi analyzes how video games adapt mythological structures into interactive form. Through close readings of influential titles, the book reveals how design, gameplay, and narrative structure echo enduring mythic frameworks while adapting them for contemporary audiences. Written in a clear and accessible style while grounded in rigorous scholarship, Video Games and Mythology is ideal for: Students and researchers in game studies, media studies, classics, and digital humanities Game designers, writers, and narrative developers Readers interested in mythology, storytelling, and the cultural significance of games This English edition presents the first translation of the author's original work, making Gasi's influential perspective available to a broader international audience. Video Games and Mythology offers a compelling lens through which to understand video games as one of the most significant myth-making forms of contemporary culture.

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FLÁVIA GASI is a Brazilian researcher, educator, and writer whose work focuses on video games, digital culture, and mythic imagination. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communication (Journalism) and a master's and doctorate in Communication and Semiotics from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. She is the founder and CEO of Forja, a professor affiliated with the JOI research group (Jogos Digitais e Imaginário), and a long-time commentator on games and media in Brazil.She is the author of Videogames e Mitologia, originally published in Portuguese, and co-founder of both the Garotas Geeks project and Bast! Editora. Her research and writing examine how video games reinterpret mythological structures and contribute to contemporary forms of storytelling and cultural meaning. Bridget Benetti is a Canadian translator working from Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese into English. She studied in Argentina and completed advanced coursework in translation, and has extensive experience with Brazilian language and culture. Video Games and Mythology is her latest translation.

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