Thesis
TAISO
University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Master of Creative Arts, University of the Sunshine Coast
2008
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25907/00395
Abstract
Brief synopsis of the original novel taiso: Jeff Sturgess, a computer game designer, creates a virtual reality programme based on information concerning his ancestors that has been handed down to him. Sturgess disappears from his home leaving behind a journal and a collection of computer games on CD's. One CD is missing and Culhane, the detective in charge of solving the case, with the help of his nephew Benny, delves into the mystery, uncovering the incredible fact that Sturgess has managed to place himself within one of his own games. From the vantage point of virtual reality, Sturgess is able to interact with characters who died over 250 years earlier. One of these characters, a gypsy youth named Taiso, undertakes a quest based upon a document given to him by a traveller. Determined to solve the mystery of Sturgess' disappearance, Culhane also enters the game, where he pursues both Sturgess and Taiso through virtual space and time. Brief synopsis of exegesis: The intention of the accompanying exegesis is to consider the three primary influences that led to the writing of my original novel, Taiso. These influences are: I) Joseph Campbell's mono-myth quest as exemplified in his Hero With A Thousand Faces (Campbell, J. 1993, Fontana Press, London). II) Theories relating to time travel as in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine (Wells, H.G. 1986, Aerie Books Ltd. U.S.A.) and Garth Nix's The Keys To The Kingdom (Mister Monday) (Nix, G. 2003, Allen and Unwin, Australia). III) An analysis of the monster myth exemplified in the person of Jack the Ripper, as he was portrayed in the 19th century print media, and in recent literary re-creations of the serial killer as a protagonist. I have dedicated a chapter of my exegesis to each of these elements in order to detail the manner in which each was relevant to the overall construction of the novel, Taiso.
Details
- Title
- TAISO
- Authors
- Lindsay Cripps
- Contributors
- Gary Crew (Supervisor)
- Awarding institution
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Degree awarded
- Master of Creative Arts
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- DOI
- 10.25907/00395
- Organisation Unit
- School of Creative Industries - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449647702621
- Output Type
- Thesis
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