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Narrative Mechanics

Strategies and Meanings in Games and Real Life
DOI: 10.14361/9783839453452
  • Kocher,  Mela
    Kocher, Mela
  • Suter,  Beat
    Suter, Beat
  • Bauer,  René
    Bauer, René

Abstract

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.

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01. Mai 2021
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Beiträge

Frontmatter
Beat Suter, René Bauer, Mela Kocher
Seiten: 1 - 4
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Contents
Beat Suter, René Bauer, Mela Kocher
Seiten: 5 - 8
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Introduction
Beat Suter, René Bauer, Mela Kocher
Seiten: 9 - 16
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Playing with Narratives

Narrative Mechanics
René Bauer, Beat Suter
Seiten: 19 - 50
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Narrative Patterns in Video Games
Beat Suter
Seiten: 51 - 78
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Teaching Narrative Design
Teun Dubbelman
Seiten: 79 - 90
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The Narrative Role of Sound in Games
Chris Polus
Seiten: 91 - 110
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Expanding the Narrative

Mukokuseki and the Narrative Mechanics in Japanese Games
Hiloko Kato, René Bauer
Seiten: 113 - 150
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Characterization and Emergent Narrative in Dwarf Fortress
Tarn Adams
Seiten: 151 - 160
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On the Evolution of Narrative Mechanics in Open-World Games
Ulrich Götz
Seiten: 161 - 176
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Open-End Storytelling in Pinball Machines
David Krummenacher
Seiten: 177 - 196
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Mechanics of Inspiration
Florian Faller
Seiten: 197 - 210
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Narrative Approaches in Contemporary Video Game Reviews
Robert Glashüttner
Seiten: 211 - 228
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Games, Politics and Society

"We're not murderers. We just survive."
Eugen Pfister
Seiten: 231 - 246
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QUIZ
Günter Hack
Seiten: 247 - 256
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Ludic Meanders through Defictionalization: The Narrative Mechanics of Art
Margarete Jahrmann
Seiten: 257 - 278
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If You Play It, Do You Believe It?
Mary Flanagan
Seiten: 279 - 290
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Ball Games and Language Games
Martin Lindner
Seiten: 291 - 298
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Case Studies

Florence
Mela Kocher
Seiten: 301 - 308
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The Last Guardian
Beat Suter
Seiten: 309 - 314
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Murder at the Museum
Stefan Schmidlin
Seiten: 315 - 322
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Even Missile Command Tells a Story
Beat Suter
Seiten: 323 - 328
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Shave
Sonja Böckler
Seiten: 329 - 336
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The Twitter Game
René Bauer
Seiten: 337 - 350
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Commander Kurz
Eugen Pfister
Seiten: 351 - 354
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Authors
Beat Suter, René Bauer, Mela Kocher
Seiten: 355 - 362
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eISBN PDF
978-3-8394-5345-2
eISBN ePUB
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eISBN HTML
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Seitenumfang
362
BIC-Code
JFD
BISAC-Code
SOC052000
THEMA
JBCT1
Creative Commons Lizenz
cc-by
Verlag
transcript Verlag
Schlagworte
Games, Game Studies, Game Design, Media, Culture, Popular Culture, Computer Games, Media Aesthetics, Digital Media, Media Studies,

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