Buch, Englisch, 104 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 334 g
Sequence Breaking and How Speedrunners Shred the Illusion of Linear Storytelling
Buch, Englisch, 104 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 334 g
ISBN: 978-3-565-30556-8
Verlag: epubli
Video games are carefully orchestrated experiences, designed to guide the player from point A to point B in a logical, narrative sequence. But what happens when a player finds a way to clip through a wall and fight the final boss in the first five minutes? This is sequence breaking, the dark art of speedrunning that completely shatters a game’s intended progression.
This exploration into the speedrunning community uncovers the intense technical dedication required to break a digital world. The book explains the complex memory manipulation, out-of-bounds exploits, and item-swapping glitches that allow runners to bypass hours of content. It examines the psychological clash between developers who want to tell a story and players who only care about the timer.
Uncover the anarchic joy of playing games incorrectly. Learn how understanding the fragile architecture of game code allows a dedicated few to rewrite the rules of the simulation, turning epic adventures into fragmented, high-speed mathematical puzzles.
