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Fiction and Stories in Games
(digital or not)
Clara Fernández-Vara
Postdoctoral Researcher
Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab
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Fiction vs. theme
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Fiction vs. Theme
How do non-digital games construct their
fiction?
How can non-digital games construct a story?
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Games with story vs. story-driven
Demonstration fight from Soul Calibur IV removed due to copyright restrictions.
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Games telling stories?
In fact, games do not technically “tell” stories.
Who is the storyteller in a game?
Story of the fictional world vs. story of the
player.
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It’s not storytelling,it’s storybuilding.
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Storytelling vs. StorybuildingStorytelling
Continuous
One-way communication
Order of events and disclosure of information
determined by the author
Storybuilding
Fragmented
Collaboration between narrative design and player
Order of events generated by player’s interaction
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Story-building games
Images from Once Upon A Time and Gloom
removed due to copyright restrictions.
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How do non-digital games construct
their fiction?
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Building the fictional
world?
Title
Character Design
Environmental Design (sound and visuals)
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Title
Image from Zombies Ate My Neighbors
and The Earth Dies Screaming removed
due to copyright restrictions.
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Character Design
Image of Sonic the Hedgehog removed due to copyright restrictions.
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Environmental
Storytelling
Screenshots from Portal removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/portal_/screenshots/gameShotId,257129/
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How do non-digital games design the
story of the player?
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Story of the Player
Embedded: Pre-established by the game. (The
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, 2006)
Emergent: Not dictated by the game, but the
result of the player interacting with the system.
(The Sims, 2002)
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Story of the Player
Game Premise / Goal of the game
Game Events
Micronarratives
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Game Premise
Trailer for Uplink removed due to copyright restrictions.
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Micronarratives
Image of a Jet Set Willy T-shirt removed due to copyright restrictions.
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What do we gain from
bringing a story?
We understand our experience as stories, so it
helps the player understand the game.
Explain the world and / or encourage the player
to explore it to know more.
Provides consistency to the world, so be sure
to have a consistent view about the world.
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Questions?
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