The game can be modded and videos can be inserted as cutscenes, but the books can also feature text and the text can be automatically read by new voices. These books can be stored or traded but now they can also be modded via the game’s Creation Kit. Librarians also play an important part in the meta-narratives and minor quests, as does a certain dragon archivist. Like the previous version of the game, Oblivion, Skyrim features books containing minor narratives to help game-play. Can games also be used to promote traditional literary mediums as well as experiential and immersive archives?Įlder Scrolls V: Skyrim does have some interesting new features.

Digital Humanities has moved to a more immersive, participative, tool-making medium, a recent report on digital archives has proposed digital tools integrate with history curriculums (Sampo, 2014) and that “digital history may narrow the gap between academic and popular history”. The latest version of a twenty year old game franchise, Skyrim has inspired various writings and musings on its relation to Digital Humanities. This article evaluates the practical limitations and dramatic possibilities of modding (which means modifying) the commercial role-playing game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for the visualization and exploration of literature.

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