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A semiotic exploration of catastrophes in game worlds Cover

A semiotic exploration of catastrophes in game worlds

By: Mattia Thibault  
Open Access
|Dec 2019

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Language: English
Page range: 10 - 15
Submitted on: Apr 27, 2019
Accepted on: Aug 17, 2019
Published on: Dec 4, 2019
Published by: Palacký University Olomouc
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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