Editing Adventure (section)

==Mythology and fiction==
Some of the oldest and most widespread stories in the world are stories of adventure, such as [[Homer]]'s ''[[The Odyssey|Odyssey]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mansbach |first=Adam |date=12 February 2010 |title=Odysseus Remixed |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/books/review/Mansbach-t.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/books/review/Mansbach-t.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkyns |first=Richard |date=22 December 1996 |title=Heroic Enterprise – (Book review: The Odyssey translated by Robert Fagles) |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/31/reviews/fagles-odyssey.html |access-date=13 June 2013 |archive-date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806225451/http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/31/reviews/fagles-odyssey.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Zweig |first=Paul |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/61858818 |title=The adventurer |date=1999 |publisher=Akadine Press |isbn=1-888173-72-6 |oclc=61858818 |author-link=Paul Zweig}}</ref>

The [[knight errant]] was the form the "adventure seeker" character took in the [[Late Middle Ages]].

[[adventure novel|Adventure fiction]] exhibits these "protagonist on adventurous journey" characteristics, as do many popular feature [[Adventure film|films]], such as ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=26 May 1977 |title=A Trip to a Far Galaxy That's Fun and Funny |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/26/archives/star-wars-a-trip-to-a-far-galaxy-thats-fun-and-funny.html |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214163955/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/26/archives/star-wars-a-trip-to-a-far-galaxy-thats-fun-and-funny.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=12 June 1981 |title=Movie Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF173AA42CA1494CC6B6799D836896 |access-date=4 February 2017 |archive-date=7 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007224442/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF173AA42CA1494CC6B6799D836896 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Carroll, Robinson - S001 - Cover.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' is a well-known example of a fantasized adventure story.]]

[[Marvel Comics]], [[DC Comics]], and other [[comic book]] publishers often use "adventurer"—or, in some cases, "costumed adventurer" or "superhuman adventurer"—as a synonym for "super-hero."

===Outdoors===
Adventure books may have the theme of the hero or main character going to face the [[wilderness]] or [[Mother Nature]]. Examples include books such as ''[[Hatchet (book)|Hatchet]]'' or ''[[My Side of the Mountain]]''. These books are less about "questing", such as in mythology or other adventure novels, but more about [[Survival skills|surviving]] on their own, living off the land, gaining new experiences, and becoming closer to the natural world.

===Questing===
Many adventures are based on the idea of a quest: the hero goes off in pursuit of a reward, whether it be a skill, prize, treasure, or perhaps the safety of a person. On the way, the hero must overcome various obstacles to obtain their reward.

===Video games===
{{See also|Adventure game}}

In [[video game culture]], an adventure game is a [[video game]] in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and [[Puzzle|puzzle solving]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Ernest |date=29 December 1999 |title=The Designer's Notebook: Three Problems for Interactive Storytellers |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-designer-s-notebook-three-problems-for-interactive-storytellers-resolved |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510155724/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3414/the_designers_notebook_three_.php |archive-date=10 May 2010 |access-date=9 June 2010 |website=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]] |page=43}}</ref> The [[Video game genres|genre]]'s focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other [[narrative]]-based media, [[literature]] and [[film]], encompassing a wide variety of literary genres. Many adventure games ([[List of text-based computer games|text]] and [[List of graphic adventure games|graphic]]) are designed for a single player, since this emphasis on story and character makes multi-player design difficult.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hitchens |first=Joe |title=Game Design Perspectives |publisher=Charles River Media |year=2002 |isbn=1584500905 |editor-last=Laramée |editor-first=François-Dominic |page=258 |chapter=Special Issues in Multi player Game Design}}</ref>