Narrative Mechanics
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Edited by:
Beat Suter
About this book
What do stories in games have in common with political narratives?
This book identifies narrative strategies as mechanisms for meaning and manipulation in games and real life. It shows that the narrative mechanics so clearly identifiable in games are increasingly used (and abused) in politics and social life. They have »many faces«, displays and interfaces. They occur as texts, recipes, stories, dramas in three acts, movies, videos, tweets, journeys of heroes, but also as rewarding stories in games and as narratives in society – such as a career from rags to riches, the concept of modernity or market economy. Below their surface, however, narrative mechanics are a particular type of motivational design – of game mechanics.
Author / Editor information
Mela Kocher (Dr.) ist Projektleiterin für ludische Didaktik des Bereichs E-Learning im Dossier Learning & Teaching und lehrt im Masterstudiengang der Fachrichtung Game Design an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.
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Beat Suter, René Bauer and Mela Kocher Open Access Download PDF |
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Playing with Narratives
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Strategies and Meanings in Games and Real Life René Bauer and Beat Suter Open Access Download PDF |
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Narrative Mechanics and Its Rules and Rule Sets Beat Suter Open Access Download PDF |
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On the Importance of Narrative Game Mechanics Teun Dubbelman Open Access Download PDF |
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Chris Polus Open Access Download PDF |
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Expanding the Narrative
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Hiloko Kato and René Bauer Open Access Download PDF |
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Tarn Adams Open Access Download PDF |
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Ulrich Götz Open Access Download PDF |
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A Summary of the Narrative Elements and Structures in Pinball Machines David Krummenacher Open Access Download PDF |
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A Recursive Play of Reflections in Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Florian Faller Open Access Download PDF |
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Robert Glashüttner Open Access Download PDF |
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Games, Politics and Society
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The Ideological Function of Game Mechanics in Zombie Games Eugen Pfister Open Access Download PDF |
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Games for a Situationist Society Günter Hack Open Access Download PDF |
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Games in the Public Spaces of Politics Margarete Jahrmann Open Access Download PDF |
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Making Game Stories Become Real with Embedded Design Mary Flanagan Open Access Download PDF |
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On Wittgenstein, Football Fan Culture and Pop Culture Martin Lindner Open Access Download PDF |
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Case Studies
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A Playful Narrative Experience That Lingers in Your Heart and Mind Mela Kocher Open Access Download PDF |
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Narrating through Mechanics and Empathy Beat Suter Open Access Download PDF |
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Narrative Audio Games for Museums Stefan Schmidlin Open Access Download PDF |
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Playing with Conventions in Society and Game Design Sonja Böckler Open Access Download PDF |
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Game Mechanics of Twitter René Bauer Open Access Download PDF |
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A Short Essay on Videoludic Heroes and Political Strongmen Eugen Pfister Open Access Download PDF |
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