The Next Penelope

Alternative title(s)The Next Penelope: Race to Odysseus
Antiquity gameCAG
ReleaseMay 29, 2015
PublisherPlug In Digital
DeveloperAurelien Regard
Platform(s)Mac OS X, Ubuntu, Windows; Nintendo Switch (2017)
ModeSingle-player
GenreRacing game; hero-based
SettingMythologically inspired race tracks in a “futuristic Odyssey” starting in Ithaca in the year 3044
Notable charactersBPenelope, Phemios, the suitors, Minotaur, Ariadne, Arachne, Sirens, Kharon, Odysseus, Poseidon
DLC

Bibliography

Fiadotau, M. (2016). ‘“Wait, Have I Been Coding?” Two rhetorics of programming examined through a videogame lens‘. Computers in Entertainment.

Garfield, A.; Manders, A. (2019). ‘Video Games, Homer to Hesiod: What Ancient Greek Content Do Video Game Players See?’ in Proceedings of the 2019 11th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers, 190-195.

Šag, A.; Orehovački, T. (2019). ‘Development of 2D Game with Construct 2‘ in 2019 42nd International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), Opatija, Croatia, 2019, 1647-1652.

Additional keywords

science fiction, myth

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