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Literature Is Becoming More Like a Video Game
The Atlantic argues that contemporary literature is increasingly adopting features associated with video games, such as interactive structures, branching narratives, and reader-driven progression. The piece suggests novelists are borrowing game-like techniques to reflect how audiences now consume stories, prompting debate about what this shift means for the future of reading and the traditional novel.
Why now: The argument challenges conventional ideas about novels, sparking discussion among readers, writers, and gaming culture commentators.
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- Literature Is Becoming More Like a Video Game · theatlantic.com
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