The Terror Of Liminal Spaces In Video Games
1,029How are liminal spaces used in video games, and what makes them so terrifying?
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From the original DOOM to Gone Home; liminal spaces have crept their way into the experiences we love, a lot of the time without us noticing. In addition to examining big-name titles that happen to have liminal spaces in them, I played four games that use liminal spaces as their backdrop. Superliminal, Anemoiapolis, Escape the Backrooms, and Dream Logic. Let's explore what makes them so gosh darn scary.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:46 What Are Liminal Spaces?
01:07 Liminal Spaces In Video Games
01:47 The Origins Of Liminal Spaces
04:00 Nostalgia
05:47 Lifelessness
07:24 Escape The Backrooms
08:32 Anemoiapolis
10:35 Dream Logic
11:14 Superliminal
13:26 Final Thoughts
15:14 Outro