Narrative, Core Mechanics andMeaning

An Introduction to Game Storytelling

The Age of Radio

Communication with:• Sound Effects• Music• Dialogue• Tone of Voice

October 30, 1938 - Broadcast send hundreds of thousands of people into panic

Film

Communication with:• Sound Effects• Music• Tone of Voice• Dialogue• Actors’ Gestures• Actors’ Facial Expressions• Camera Angles• Etc.

The Matrix: (Neo vs. Agent Smith Final Scene)

Video GamesCommunication with:• Sound Effects• Music• Tone of Voice• Dialogue• Characters’ Gestures• Characters’ Facial Expressions• Camera Angles• CORE MECHANICS

Now You Try•Log in to Gamestar Mechanic•Go to the Toolbox •Either Make or Modify a game to express an idea - Save the Game•Then change the game so it expresses a different idea

If you need examples, take a look at:

• http://www.playing4keeps.org/page/multimedia-1• Find the heading: Workshop 7• Click on:

• Time = Money• Glass Ceiling