Essays about: "interactive narrative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words interactive narrative.

  1. 1. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Crisis of the Imagination: Games as a Tool for Visualizing Potential Futures

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Joakim Kvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Commercial video games; Crisis of the imagination; Escape Velocity; Future Scenarios; Sustainable Development; Worldmaking Interactions;

    Abstract : In order for the societal paradigm to shift in favor of climate-conscious practices and behaviors, it is clear that new and radically different perspectives need to be introduced to the public’s perception of climate change and sustainability. Humanity is currently suffering from a crisis of the imagination; the illustrious yet hegemonic worldview that we have exhausted all options available to us in the face of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Engagement in Video Games : A comparison between a linear and a branching narrative

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Rasmus Fridlund; Erika Gustafsson; [2023]
    Keywords : video games; player engagement; player agency; interactive narrative; inconsequential choices;

    Abstract : Background. As video games increase in popularity and more people look to them as their primary source of entertainment, discussions around how they can affect players’ engagement become more important. One such discussion is around player agency, a player’s sense of control over the games that they play. READ MORE

  5. 4. Are we ready to talk about feminist game mechanics?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Caterina Blomgren; [2023]
    Keywords : feminism; video games; game mechanics; procedurality; procedural feminism; feminist games;

    Abstract : While character design and representation have been extensively discussed within feminist discourse, the attention given to game mechanics has been limited. This study aims to challenge the assumption that feminist ideals in video games can only be conveyed through narrative elements and investigate the potential of integrating feminist principles into game design, with a specific focus on game mechanics. READ MORE

  6. 5. Designing a choice-based serious game to enhance energy literacy in the kitchen context of Chinese households

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jiatong Zhong; [2022]
    Keywords : serious game; energy literacy; kitchen consumption; interactive narratives; China; seriösa spel; energikunskap; kökskonsumtion; interaktiva berättelser; Kina;

    Abstract : Increasing concerns on the effect of climate change is arousing the awareness of sustainability all over the world, and plenty of measures have been taken to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing energy consumption through behavior change of residents presents a promising opportunity to save energy significantly. READ MORE