Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. A brief note on Japanese names and words 7
4. 1. Introducing the dynamic game character 9
5. 2. Characters in contemporary media 41
6. 3. How the dynamic game character develops 69
7. 4. Strategies to control a character’s transtextual identities 97
8. 5. Parasocial relationships with nonplayable characters 125
9. 6. The construction of transmedia game characters 151
10. 7. The future of dynamic game characters 171
11. Glossary: A brief typology of characters 179
12. General bibliography 183
13. Index 205