The Fractured Imbunche: a Study of Chilean Horror Games

This extended abstract presents a work in progress that aims to study Chilean horror videogames.Its objectives are to establish if and how these games develop the transculturation process, and if there are elements or repeated motifs that could be considered uniquely Chilean about them.In order to do so, an abridged state of Chilean horror games will be presented.Secondly, the concept of transculturation will be briefly explained, as well as some of the approaches taken by Latin American videogames.A third approach, based on studies of Japanese horror games, will be proposed.Then, a few elements of Chilean horror literature will be discussed, to establish a few of the motifs that are expected to be found.