The Hero's Journey- Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell was a American scholar who was born in New York in 1904 and later died in 1987. He wrote a book called "The hero with a thousand faces". The hero journey is a narrative pattern that is shown in storytelling, myths etc...it is about the archetype known as the hero, the one who achieves great things, one who goes on a adventure. 

The stages are:

1.        THE ORDINARY WORLD - The hero is introduced to a different world that is alien to them.

2.     THE CALL TO ADVENTURE-  The hero has a problem or challenge that needs to be addressed. Maybe a character is not who they seem, was shown as good but they were causing problems to this new land.

3.     REFUSAL OF THE CALL -  The hero has a fear of the unknown, wants to turn from the adventure.

4.     MEETING WITH THE MENTOR - The hero meets a wise character, gives the hero advice and wisdom. 

5.     CROSSING THE THRESHOLD - The hero enters this alien world and sets of on the real adventure, it begins. 

6.        TESTS, ALLIES AND ENEMIES - The hero makes allies in the alien world, may have to pass certain tests to gain trust and even gain training.

7.     APPROACH - The hero comes to a very dangerous place in this new alien world, this is where the objective or treasures of the quest is hidden. Gaining treasure, retrieving something important etc...

8.     THE ORDEAL - The hero may face his or her death, greatest fear. death comes new life.

9.     THE REWARD - The hero gains the objectives, treasure etc... but there is a danger of losing the new belonging. 

10.  THE ROAD BACK - The hero leaving the alien world with the treasure etc... and bringing it home, this may still bring cause for concern as a chase or danger can be lurking. 

11.   THE RESURRECTION - The hero is tested once more, could be a moment of death and rebirth at a different level. The hero actions cause resolve.

12.   RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR - The hero returns home with the treasure etc...Power to the world or the hero is transformed.

Bibliography

Hero's journey- Joseph campbell's. 1990. Hero's Journey . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.thewritersjourney.com/hero's_journey.htm. [Accessed 07 October

Contextual studies, Classification grid.

In our contextual studies lecture, we were told of Roger Caillois and about his book called "Man, Play and Games" we were told to form our own classification grid, placing 5 of our favourite games into the grid with the correct classification. 

 

• Paedia- meaning: To play without any rules, it is spontaneous.
• Ludus- meaning: To play by the rules which can be very limiting, needs skill, can be complex.

  These are the four categories:

• Agon- meaning: Competition, are competitive games based on rivalry, wants to have a winner.
• Alea- meaning: Chance, are games that driven on chance that can effect the final outcome.
• Mimicry- meaning: Imitation of others.
• Ilinx or other know as vertigo- meaning:  Games that want to panic another, momentarily wants to destroy the stability of perception.

              

Agon	Alea	Mimicry	Ilinx
The witcher 3 In this action open world role playing game,  you travel and hunt monsters gaining experience points and earning coin, this leads to levelling up and gaining strength. This will lead to the main enemy at the end of the game, when you feel ready.	Life is strange A point and click repopulated adventure game, were the player has choices in the game that can have consequences throughout the story and the ending.		The witcher 3 In this game it will be less of a struggle if you are at the right level for some of the quests in the game, if you do not do this it can become very difficult to succeed in destroying the enemies.
Fable A action adventure role playing game, were you set off on a adventure and progress to get stronger the further you play on. Encounter enemies throughout the game that do become stronger the more you progress.	Fable Choices that you chose in game effect your game play and story. You can help people along the way, this will make you a good protagonist and form a halo, or you can chose the bad options such as killing villagers, this will lead to a evil protagonist and give you horns.
Tekken tag tournament 2 A beat them up game were you have to beat your opponent,( health to zero). You have to advance into different more difficult stages, The opponents get stronger the further you progress	The witcher 3 Making choices is one of the main objective in this game, it all leads to an final outcome in the end of the game. This can also effect relationships and quests  on what you chose through the narrative scenes of the game.	Tekken tag tournament 2 The characters in this game can be customized, the further you progress. The items will have different benefits in the game.	Tekken tag tournament 2 In a game like this you have a advantage if you are a skilled player, you could do so well in a match but another opponent can catch you off guard so easily if you mess up a move.
Ni No Kuni A role playing game were you defeat creatures and some that can be captured. You can use your creatures to help you progress in the game.		Ni No Kuni Throughout the game you can capture creatures and train them so you can advance the game. The creature also can evolve the more you train them, do this to beat the main enemies.