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Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies

ISSN 2658-7734

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Hermeneutics of Shamanic Videogames: the Example of “Kisima Inŋitchuŋa”

Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies May 19, 2025 Maro Y. Malenko

The article focuses on “ethnological video games”, defined as video games which are developed on the basis of ethnographic and folkloric material. The particular focus is on the kind of ethnological games which contain representation or simulation of shamanistic practices. Among them are Mooseman based on Komi-Permyak and Finno-Ugric mythology, Never Alone based on Iñupiaq folklore, and the...