Errata, and I'm as ready for my defence as I ever will get

 In the last few days I have turned 59 and have spent some time slowly reading my dissertation in the printed version, sitting in my armchair with the book in my hand and a cup of coffee and some cookies nearby. It has been a very rewarding and enjoyable experience; I am very happy with my book and its contents, but I have yet to see how my defense goes and what others have understood from it. Today is Wednesday and I have just finished reading it, tomorrow I have a lot of work to do and on Friday I will see if I pass and become a Doctor of Art History. 

There are a few passages I wish I had written more clearly, but not many. There are a few mistakes, especially ones that I should have noticed while proofreading. I have made a list of errors, which follows. Only one item in that list is a real error in my opinion, which is the lack of a proper page reference in a footnote. Most of the other errors I probably would have noticed if I had hired a proofreader. So I’m a little proud that there are so few errors, but I can’t be sure I've found them all now.


Errata 2025-05-16

Experiencing Gameworlds, by Björn Fritz

 

 

Page 6, Acknowledgements: “Department of Cultural Studies” should be “Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences”.

 

Page 82: “…music is played, Which places the village…” should be “…music is played,

which places the village…”.

 

Page 118-119: Paragraph break is incorrect: the new paragraph should begin with “In the classical landscape” on page 118, and not with “The typical classical landscape” as it does on page 119.

 

Page 119: “…could perhaps be associated with the Norberg-Schulz’ cosmic type…” should be “…could perhaps be associated with Norberg-Schulz’ cosmic type…”.

 

Page 134: “By this we mean to imply that we perceive the gameworld…” should be “By this I mean to imply that we perceive the gameworld…”.

 

Page 142: Footnote 207 lacks a page reference; it should refer to page 230 in Gladden.

 

Page 150: “…affects us and shaping our experiences in profound ways.” should be “…affects us, shaping our experiences in profound ways.”

 

Page 157: “…movement, sound and interaction are a part of place…” should be “…movement, sound and interaction are a part of a place…”

 

Page 162: Footnote 249 is currently placed at the end of the preceding sentence, but it should appear after the following sentence: “In this way, the game gets four endings, one after the other.” 

 

Page 175: Due to an extra line break, the heading appears lower on the page than intended.


Björn Fritz and his bike


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