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6. “You must feel the Force around you!”
Transmedia Play and the Death Star Trench Run in Star Wars Video Games
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Drew Morton
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- “I Am Fluent in over Six Million Forms of Communication” 9
- Introduction: “What Is This Strange World We’ve Come to?” 11
- Foreword: “I Have a Bad Feeling About This” 15
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Part I “First Steps Into A Larger World”: Establishing the Star Wars Storyworld
- 1. “Thank the Maker!” 35
- 2.Han Leia Shot First 49
- 3. From Sequel to Quasi-Novelization 61
- 4. Another Canon, Another Time 73
- 5. Franchising Empire 87
- 6. “You must feel the Force around you!” 101
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Part II “Never Tell Me the Odds!”: Expanding the Star Wars Universe
- 7. Transmedia Character Building 117
- 8. The Digitizing Force of Decipher’s Star Wars Customizable Card Game 129
- 9. Publishing the New Jedi Order 143
- 10. How Star Wars Became Museological 155
- 11. Adapting the Death Star into LEGO 169
- 12. Invoking the Holy Trilogy 187
- 13. Chasing Wild Space 199
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Part III “More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine”: Consolidating the Star Wars Franchise
- 14. From Transmedia Storytelling to Transmedia Experience 213
- 15. Space Bitches, Witches, and Kick-Ass Princesses 225
- 16. Some People Call Him a Space Cowboy 241
- 17. The Kiss Goodnight from a Galaxy Far, Far Away 253
- 18. Formatting Nostalgia 265
- 19. Fandom Edits 277
- Afterword: “You’ll Find I’m Full of Surprises” 289
- Bibliography 297
- About the Contributors 317
- Index 321
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- “I Am Fluent in over Six Million Forms of Communication” 9
- Introduction: “What Is This Strange World We’ve Come to?” 11
- Foreword: “I Have a Bad Feeling About This” 15
-
Part I “First Steps Into A Larger World”: Establishing the Star Wars Storyworld
- 1. “Thank the Maker!” 35
- 2.Han Leia Shot First 49
- 3. From Sequel to Quasi-Novelization 61
- 4. Another Canon, Another Time 73
- 5. Franchising Empire 87
- 6. “You must feel the Force around you!” 101
-
Part II “Never Tell Me the Odds!”: Expanding the Star Wars Universe
- 7. Transmedia Character Building 117
- 8. The Digitizing Force of Decipher’s Star Wars Customizable Card Game 129
- 9. Publishing the New Jedi Order 143
- 10. How Star Wars Became Museological 155
- 11. Adapting the Death Star into LEGO 169
- 12. Invoking the Holy Trilogy 187
- 13. Chasing Wild Space 199
-
Part III “More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine”: Consolidating the Star Wars Franchise
- 14. From Transmedia Storytelling to Transmedia Experience 213
- 15. Space Bitches, Witches, and Kick-Ass Princesses 225
- 16. Some People Call Him a Space Cowboy 241
- 17. The Kiss Goodnight from a Galaxy Far, Far Away 253
- 18. Formatting Nostalgia 265
- 19. Fandom Edits 277
- Afterword: “You’ll Find I’m Full of Surprises” 289
- Bibliography 297
- About the Contributors 317
- Index 321