The Negative Geometry of Quake: Refusal, Subtraction, and Emergent Coherence
Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media
Published online on March 23, 2026
Abstract
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This article proposes a structural reading of theQuakevideogame that departs from conventional approaches to game analysis. Rather than treating the game as a coherent fictional world, characterized by narrative or stylistic continuity, this work ...
This article proposes a structural reading of theQuakevideogame that departs from conventional approaches to game analysis. Rather than treating the game as a coherent fictional world, characterized by narrative or stylistic continuity, this work ...