: Adapting the Witcher investigates the game as a transmedial storyworld adaptation from Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series, using ludology and narratology. Design and Technical Studies
: The paper Environment, Items, Locations, Quests, and Combat in The Witcher 3 examines how combat and world-building reinforce the protagonist's identity while naturally guiding player movement. The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
: Creation of the fictional world in The Witcher 3 analyzes the spatial representation and "allegories of space" that make the game's massive environment playable. In-Game "Papers" (Quests) : Adapting the Witcher investigates the game as
: A master's thesis, Deconstruction of the narrative in The Witcher III: The wild hunt , uses AutoCAD and Tableau to analyze how narrative components like item interactions and cutscenes scale within the game's open world. The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
: A thesis titled The 40 Seconds Rule and Points of Interest in The Witcher 3 investigates open-world design by studying how points of interest are spaced to maintain player engagement.