Influence of aesthetic and technical pursuits in the context of video game and film design on storytelling

As their representational capabilities improved, video games, in an effort to be accepted by society and to earn legitimacy, have adopted techniques and aesthetics of the dominant form of cultural expression, namely cinema; and gained narrative qualities. Cinema, on the other hand, with the advent of digital technologies, proliferation of video games and subsequently video games' economic success, began to employ techniques and aesthetics associated with video games. The aim of this study is to examine new methods of narration resulting from the interplay of video games and cinema. For this purpose, the increment of narrative qualities in video games have been examined, with particular emphasis on story, photography and acting. In addition, the rise of video game elements in film production has been reviewed, with particular emphasis on screenplay, production and editing processes. Finally, a recent film, exemplary of the reciprocal influence of video games and cinema has been analysed.