Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction 9
4. Brain Time in Virtual Space
5. The State Machine and the Present Moment 33
6. Structuring Gametime 53
7. Cause, Effect, and Player-Centric Time 85
8. Iteration in Virtual Space
9. Predictive Thinking in Virtual Worlds 101
10. The Groundhog Day Effect 115
11. The Hybrid Narrator 139
12. Through the Temporal Landscape
13. The Speed of Time 159
14. Marshmallows and Bullets 175
15. Chekhov’s BFG 191
16. Conclusion 205
17. Acknowledgements 211
18. References 213