The Lost

Hidden Clues and Breadcrumbs

This section discusses narrative hints and environmental storytelling, looking at how small details construct worlds.

PATHS.

Which way will you go?

The Lost /
The Dead

Puzzle Structure in Narratives

A short film on the freedom of youth and the consequences of that raw energy. Where do your feet lead you, and are you in control of them? 

Dance

The Lost /
The Dead

You Were Never Here

A short film on the freedom of youth and the consequences of that raw energy. Where do your feet lead you, and are you in control of them? 

Dance

Footnotes & References

  • Core Theoretical Foundations:

    1. Barthes, R. (1968). The Death of the Author (on texts as co-created through interpretation).

    2. Eco, U. (1989). The Open Work (on clues leading to multiple readings).

    3. Peirce, C.S. (1902). Semiotics and Pragmatism (on signs as fragmented meaning-makers).
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  • Critical Debates and Counterarguments:

    1. Genette, G. (1980). Narrative Discourse (on structuralist reading of clues).

    2. Kukkonen, K. (2013). Contemporary Comics Storytelling (arguing that clues disrupt coherence).

    3. Hayles, N. (1999). How We Became Posthuman (suggesting digital fragmentation alters cognition).
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  • Empirical Studies & Case Studies:

      • Dark Souls (game world built from environmental clues, rather than exposition).

      • Her Story (fragments of recorded interviews force player reconstruction).

      • Myst (puzzle-solving through environmental deduction).
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