Tag: The Path
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Of Floating Isles: Kawika Guillermo’s Memoir Weaving Video Games, Self-Knowledge, and Colonial Truths
Introduction: A Memoir Grounded in Play Kawika Guillermo’s memoir Of Floating Isles situates itself at the intersection of personal memory, video game culture, and critical theory. Placed in a framing that resembles a psychological horror game, The Path, the book invites readers to wander rather than win, to confront and remember rather than conquer. Guillermo…
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Kawika Guillermo’s Of Floating Isles: Self-Knowledge Through Video Games and Memory
Introduction: A Memoir Framed by a Dark Path Kawika Guillermo’s memoir Of Floating Isles begins not with a conventional life story, but with a video game chronicle—the Path—a psychological horror experience that reimagines Little Red Riding Hood as a perilous journey through an open, encroaching forest. In Guillermo’s hands, the game becomes a lens for…