A Narrative Theory of Games

Espen Aarseth

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Abstract

This paper presents a narrative theory of games, building on standard narratology, as a solution to the conundrum that has haunted computer game studies from the start: How to approach software that combines games and stories?
Original languageEnglish
JournalFoundations of Digital Games Conference Proceedings
Pages (from-to)129-133
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Storygames
  • narratology
  • ludonarrative model

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