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Researcher

Alexander Vandewalle

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Awards & Distinctions

20 Results

2025

Divine ontology and multicultural representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Maciej PaprockiAlexander VandewalleJoel GordonKate MinnitiDavid S. AndersonBriana C. Jackson

A2 Journal Article in THERSITES (MAINZ)

The hero this city needs, or not? Morality on the streets of Marvel's Netflix television

Martin FlanaganAlexander Vandewalle

Bookchapter in The psychgeist of pop culture : Marvel Cinematic Universe

The psychgeist of pop culture : Marvel Cinematic Universe

Where was Apollo in Supergiant’s Hades? Developer motivations and mythological characters in video games

Alexander Vandewalle

A1 Journal Article in CLASSICAL RECEPTIONS JOURNAL

‘As you write your Odyssey…’ : an empirical study of Classics students’ play interests and ergodic characterization in historical video games

Alexander VandewalleRichard Cole

A1 Journal Article in CONVERGENCE-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH INTO NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES

2024

Animating a plausible past : perceived realism and sense of place influence entertainment of and tourism intentions from historical video games

Nicholas David BowmanAlexander VandewalleRowan DaneelsYoon LeeSiyang Chen

A1 Journal Article in GAMES AND CULTURE

Mythological comedy through incongruity in Immortals Fenyx Rising : humor and playfulness in antiquity games

Alexander VandewalleMaciej Paprocki

A2 Journal Article in GAME STUDIES (COPENHAGEN)

Play the hero, or play god : characterization of Greco-Roman mythological characters in video games

Alexander VandewalleSteven MallietKristoffel Demoen

Playing with character : a framework of characterization in video games

Alexander VandewalleSteven MallietKristoffel Demoen

A1 Journal Article in GAMES AND CULTURE

The playing field : the study of classical antiquity in video games and the database project Paizomen

Alexander Vandewalle

Bookchapter in Playful classics : classical reception as a creative process

Video games as mythology museums? Mythographical story collections in games

Alexander Vandewalle

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CLASSICAL TRADITION

2023

Enjoying my time in the Animus : a quantitative survey on perceived realism and enjoyment of historical video games

Alexander VandewalleRowan DaneelsEmma SimonsSteven Malliet

A1 Journal Article in GAMES AND CULTURE

Transformations of heroic aesthetics : cinematic forces in video games

Alexander Vandewalle

Bookchapter in Classical heroes in the 21st century : new perspectives on contemporary cinematic narratives of antiquity

Wie zijn hier de barbaren? Germanen vechten terug op Netflix

Alexander Vandewalle

A4 Journal Article in KLEIO (DEN HAAG)

2022

The Digital Game Analysis Protocol (DiGAP) : introducing a guide for reflexive and transparent game analyses

Rowan DaneelsMaarten DenooAlexander VandewalleBruno DupontSteven Malliet

A2 Journal Article in GAME STUDIES (COPENHAGEN)

Towards a mythological game studies?

Alexander Vandewalle

2020

Ergodic characterization : a methodological framework for analyzing games set in classical antiquity

Alexander VandewalleSteven Malliet

Ludendo discimus : the learning possibilities of video games set in antiquity

Alexander Vandewalle

2019

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey : een speelbare versie van klassiek Griekenland

Alexander Vandewalle

A2 Journal Article in HERMENEUS

2017

Elektra in drama en cinema : een vergelijking van Euripides en Kakogiannis aan de hand van Aristoteles

Alexander Vandewalle

A4 Journal Article in TETRADIO - UNIVERSITEIT GENT. GRIEKENLANDCENTRUM