Narrative

Stories in Video Games: Here’s the Story

Once Upon a Time, there was a girl who never considered herself a gamer, EVER, but she…

No Need for Narrative

Obviously, “No Need for Narrative” is a bold statement and simply not true in all scenarios, however, there is no need narrative in all games. There are many games where a narrative is not present. Even in games where a narrative is present there are options to opt out of playing that…

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Realistically, most people have been playing some form of games for as long as they can remember. Whether it be a board game like checkers or monopoly, games that help kids learn, or even video games. But do games need some form of a narrative? I believe the answer is no.

Video Games Are Better With Stories.

Video games that have a story line are better to play for two main reasons. The first reason is that stories give the game and the character you are playing meaning. The second reason is that games with narrative improve learning and different ways of thinking.

Action Games Active Ingredients

During our last in class group discussion, our group discussed how we would sell a writing class based on gaming to a head librarian. We came up with several theories that could have all been used, such as, the importance of coding, self-gratification, and future…

Stories in Virtual Reality Scare Me

Video games have, in the past, always been a way for people to experience things they normally wouldn’t be able to. You can play video games and get a powerful experience all while knowing that it was not real then return to reality. Virtual reality allows you to…

In an article published by Jan Simons titled Narrative, Games, and Theory Jan differentiates the difference between External Observers and Immersed Players. Jan describes External Observers as people who apprehend “what has happened” in contrast Involved players care about “what is going to happen”.

Narrative in Games?

Sometimes, all a gamer wants to do is to sit on the couch with a bag of Doritos on their left and a Mountain Dew on their right. They want to get lost in a mind numbing, shoot ’em up zombie game. Other times, it feels wonderful to get immersed in the narrative of an open-world video game…

The Need for Narrative in the Game Industry

In Ian Bogost’s “Video Games Are Better Without Stories”, the argument is made…

Video Games and Storytelling

In the article Game Studies — Narrative, Games, and Theory, a quote stood out to me because I am not familiar with many video games. “Much depends, of course, on your definitions of narrative and simulation, which, in turn, depends on the language game you’re in and the moves…