Is This the Middle East?

Rayane Jemaa – Is This the Middle East?

Is This the Middle East? investigates representation of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in a selection of video games. I am interested in the patterns, repetitive artefacts, locations and texts in games that claim to be set in the MENA region. These objects become archetypes. Are these photo-realistic environments also realistic in the scenes they depict or do they become another backdrop for war-related games? Using photogrammetry to reconstruct these environments, I address the implications of seeing an abundance of often over-simplified images of the Middle East, especially in a world where video games are becoming not only a global phenomenon, but also a means to encounter other cultures.

Diploma project (2021) by Rayane Jemaa

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Excellent
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Prix EXECAL
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Prix Pierre Keller
Know-how
3D Graphics, UX/UI, Data visualization, Documentary, Game, Web
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