First-Person Shooter: Mysterious Photography in Firewatch

We're all good at finding evidence to justify our personal narratives, whether it's believing we're the centre of a conspiracy or using one minor mechanic to thematically explore and entire game. This essay looks at Campo Santo's 'Firewatch' through the lens of its virtual camera.
Ian Danskin's video can be found here: • Who Shot Guybrush Thre...
The 'Environment as Narratives' text can be found here: www.firstperson...
I listed it as being written by Jude Baril-Bedard as this is the name they go by now. The name listen on the article, however, is Roxanne. Sorry if this caused confusion!
Footage from:
Firewatch (game, 2016)
Firewatch August Reveal Trailer (2014)
Firewatch Ambience Trailer (2016)
LGR - Developing Firewatch's In-Game Photographs! (2016)
Rear Window (1954)
Blow Up (1966)
One Hour Photo (2002)
The Future of the Adventure Game (2016)
David Claerbout : Six Major Works (2018)
Magical Surfaces: The Uncanny in Contemporary Photography at Parasol Unit (2016)
KING (at Micheline Szwajcer, 2015)
David Claerbout artist talk at EYE Filmmuseum Amsterdam [quote at 1:09:40]
Images:
Alfred Wertheimer - Portrait of a young man named Elvis Presley (1956)
Kodak Instamatic 404 advert (1965)
Kodak Retina Reflex III advert (1957)
Music:
Firewatch OST
Marco Castelli - Martina and the air plan
Soft and Furious - The Merfolk I Should Turn To Be
Cullah - Wander and Ramble
Cullah - Lady We Knew
Cooper Moore - Banjo Arba Minch Garden
Captive Portal - What Is
Six Umbrellas - Stockholm
Steven O'Brien - Everything Will Be Okay
Monplaisir - Fire
Tyranny is Tyranny - Pillar Of Cloud Pillar Of Fire
Cullah - On My Way
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