From voyeur to overseer: Convergences between surveillance cinema and FMV games in the 1990s
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
Published online on January 23, 2026
Abstract
Convergence, Ahead of Print.
The paper aims to explore the intersection of full-motion video (FMV) games and surveillance cinema, focussing on how FMV games rework and reference the conventions of surveillance films. FMV games, introduced in the 1990s as a blend of movies and ...
The paper aims to explore the intersection of full-motion video (FMV) games and surveillance cinema, focussing on how FMV games rework and reference the conventions of surveillance films. FMV games, introduced in the 1990s as a blend of movies and ...