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80 Days explores the idea of an ever changing narrative in an ever changing world.
04 Jan 2016
'Houston, We Have A Narrative: Why Science Needs Story' -- Just Not This Story
Houston, do we have a problem?
05 Oct 2015
Ever Expanding Rather than Moving Forward: The Narrative Experiment of 'The Charnel House'
The Charnel House is a fascinating narrative experiment in video game storytelling, attempting to tell a story not by moving from point A to point B, but by starting at the center of a story and moving outwards.
22 Apr 2015
Do You Have What It Takes to Commit to Serials?
Once one has committed to a narrative, it can be hard to let go, even if creative teams have changed, or ideas are running out.
29 Sep 2013
You Can't Escape Your Future or Your Past
In storytelling, the past dictates the future. Plots are laid out like traps that our heroes inevitably fall into. And we, watching Bruce Willis in Looper, or reading of Dream in The Sandman, are thus fated, as well.
14 Mar 2013
Classical, Lyrical, Circular, Interweaving: Breaking Form In Short Films
Once the calling card for young filmmakers, short films offer a chance to explore concepts of form and structure that Hollywood would not touch—at least not until it proved profitable.
08 May 2012
Narrative Is a Game Mechanic
If game mechanics are meant to provide players with experiences such as fun and anxiety, then narrative actually is a game mechanic, as much as game mechanics can also be narrative elements.
30 Jan 2012
Storyline? In 'Skyrim'? No Thanks!
The narrative rests in the relationship between the environment and the items found in it, specifically placed for the player to find and create an explanation.
12 Dec 2011
In Some Games, It's the Pattern, Not the Plot, That Makes Them Beautiful
Tetris doesn't say a whole lot about anything, right?
06 Sep 2011
Show and Tell: On Words and Images in Comics
While there are prose books that use pictures for illustrative purposes, only in comics are stories actively told through both written words and drawn pictures.
05 Sep 2011
In 'Bastion', Narrative's Stranglehold on Life and Death Is "Jus' Foolin'" with You
Bastion's narration establishes a suitably oppressive mood that is as richly textured as the game's visuals.
25 Jul 2011
How Intricate Can Marvel's Storyworld Become on Film?
Marvel producers are attempting to create a film analog to the Marvel Universe that knits together the publisher's mainline titles. Will moviegoing audiences keep coming back for the next story, and the next?
05 Jul 2011
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