"In You All Things”: Biblical Influences on Story, Gameplay, and Aesthetics in Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn

This article considers several instances of biblical reception in the science-fiction role-playing game Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony, 2017). The game’s characterisation of technology, science, and religion has led some commentators to understand Horizon Zero Dawn as presenting a firm reje...

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Main Author: Dyer, Rebekah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies 2021
In: Journal for interdisciplinary biblical studies (JIBS)
Year: 2021, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-43
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesus Christus / Exegesis / Video game / Science fiction / Apocalypticism / Artificial intelligence / Figurative language / Creation / Revelation / Plage / Environmental ethics / Narration / Mythology / Genesis / Exodus / Samuel
B Horizon Zero Dawn
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
HA Bible
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
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