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Narrative and Gameplay: The Balanced and Imbalanced Relationship between Dramatic Tension and Gameplay Tension

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ARTECH '19: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts

Article No.: 30, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/3359852.3359906

Published: 13 February 2020 Publication History

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There is a conflict between narrative and gameplay that not only creates a challenge to game developers and game designers, but also affects the player and his game experience. This study focuses on the analysis and research of narrative in video games in order to identify and promote an understanding of the dynamics between the dramatic and gameplay tensions. The first results of this research revealed that narrative and gameplay can be interconnected and balanced, but there are cases where narrative tension is superior to gameplay tension, and vice-versa.

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Index Terms

Narrative and Gameplay: The Balanced and Imbalanced Relationship between Dramatic Tension and Gameplay Tension
1. Applied computing
  1. Arts and humanities
    1. Media arts
  2. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
      1. Computer games
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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Villota Cuásquer Ó(2024)La experiencia como respuesta a las tensiones conceptuales entre narrativa y medios digitalesKepes10.17151/kepes.2023.20.28.820:28(219-246)Online publication date: 18-Jan-2024
https://doi.org/10.17151/kepes.2023.20.28.8
Chen MPeljhan MSra M(2024)ConnectVR: A Trigger-Action Interface for Creating Agent-based Interactive VR Stories2024 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)10.1109/VR58804.2024.00051(286-297)Online publication date: 16-Mar-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/VR58804.2024.00051
Brandse M(2022)Conveyance of Narrative Through Digital Game EnvironmentsHCI in Games10.1007/978-3-031-05637-6_9(141-159)Online publication date: 26-Jun-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-05637-6_9

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