A place to include references to related material for me or someone else to think about.
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, 1942. (“One must image Sisyphus happy.”)
Alien Phenomenology by Ian Bogost, 2012. (And indeed “object-oriented ontology” in general.)
Morphology of the Folktale by Vladimir Propp, 1958. (Specifically as regards the structuring of roles.)
Structural Semantics by Algirdas Greimas, 1983. (For a structural approach to roles, specifically the idea of Subject and Opponent. For a run-down see, for instance, The Actantial Model by Louis Hébert)
Let’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment by Pippin Barr, 2011. (The original!)
Let’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: Art Edition Edition by Pippin Barr, 2015.
Let’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: Limited Edition by Pippin Barr, 2016.
Let’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: CPU Edition by Pippin Barr, 2017.
Various other people have made versions of Sisyphus, e.g. Sisyphus, Sisyphus Reborn, Sisyphos, and so on.
Endless runners are not entirely dissimilar to ancient greek punishments? Nor are the various F2P games like Candy Crush, Dots, etc. etc.? What is worse, being tricked into pushing the boulder uphill thinking it’s an accomplishment, or knowing you’re being punished (and perhaps happy ala Camus?)