DEPICTION

Presenting an object, idea, concept, state of affairs, character, or otherwise as they actually are. Depictions can be understood without also understanding the conventions of interpretation unique to video games. A photograph is a depiction of its subject in that it reproduces and communicates the details of said subject.

“In Ico, when holding hands with Yorda, the controller vibrates — with just a brief, faint twitch — each time the arms pull taut, depicting the tug on Ico’s hand.”