@davidmatendur.bsky.social and I recently had a related collaborative article published in Games & Culture: "Dungeons, Dragons, and Rogues: How Picaresque Literature Shaped the Thief Class in Dungeons & Dragons."

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(4/5) Colleage and collaborator @davidmatendur.bsky.social has his article "Playing rogues: Picaresque experiences in videogames" in the issue. David was a visiting scholar at @coegamecult.bsky.social in 2021.

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that picaresque experiences have in the elements that shape videogames and in their sociocultural context.

I would like to thank Eludamos as a whole (editorial team, reviewers, etc.) for their deep insight in the process of shaping such a complex and multilayered topic. Thank you so much!

With this, I can show how videogames featuring rogues are predisposed to certain mechanics and narratives due to the influence of Picaresque Literature. This is the first step on a series of papers where I will further study the consequences

In this paper we explore the role of Picaresque Literature in the development of the early years of the "thief" class in Dungeons & Dragons and how it created a bridge between Literature, fandom and developers. This phenomenon lead to quite interesting changes in the industry. Take a look!

In my profile you can find two of my lastest papers and my webpage. Nice to meet you!