The Poetics of Game Narratives

In this final week we will look at the tensions between ludology and narratology in games design, in effect how the agency of games has been reconciled with the dramatic requirements (and lack of agency) in narrative. I will argue that there are two broad approaches, the mainstream method of concentrating in the Fabula, and a method pioneered by many indie games of fusing narrative and play. We will look in more detail at what this might mean in terms of thematic cohesion, diegetic choices, and mechanics and metaphor. Finally we look at Spec Ops: The Line, as a rare example of a AAA title that takes this fusion approach. Looking at how the game uses many of the techniques we have explored.

Added By:	Justin Bradley
Date Added:	18 Mar 2016 00:58
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Tags:	games design, narrative, poetics
Viewing permissions:	World
Course codes:	COMP3218
URL:	http://hub.edshare.ac.uk/id/eprint/882
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