Amy M. Green

Storytelling in Video Games

The Art of the Digital Narrative
Herausgeber: Kapell, Matthew Wilhelm

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Beginning with the structural features of design and play, this book explores video games as both compelling examples of storytelling and as important cultural artifacts. The author analyzes fundamentals like immersion, world building and player agency and their role in crafting narratives in the Mass Effect series, BioShock, The Last of Us, Fallout 4 and many more"--

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Produktdetails

• Studies in Gaming
• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781476668765
• ISBN-10: 1476668760
• Artikelnr.: 48460637

Autorenporträt

Amy M. Green is an assistant professor-in-residence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her work with video games has appeared in numerous academic journals, public speaking engagements, and a TEDxTalk.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface 1.
Digital Storytelling and the Importance of Play 2.
Structural Features of Digital Stories: Agency, Immersion and World Building 3.
The Primacy of Story Part 1: Long-Form Storytelling in Digital Narratives 4.
The Primacy of Story Part 2: Shorter Playtimes, Profound Storytelling 5.
Video Game Study and the Higher Education Classroom Chapter Notes Works Cited Index