Premiers to pixels: The discourse of cinema envy in 1990s videogame magazines
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
Published online on December 08, 2025
Abstract
Convergence, Ahead of Print.
This article explores the concept ofcinema envywithin the context of 1990s videogame magazines, identifying it as an understanding within gaming culture that videogames are not ‘serious’, ‘worthy’, or ‘artistic’ as film. The research aims to understand ...
This article explores the concept ofcinema envywithin the context of 1990s videogame magazines, identifying it as an understanding within gaming culture that videogames are not ‘serious’, ‘worthy’, or ‘artistic’ as film. The research aims to understand ...