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Lecture 4 Flashcards

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a flat, 2D images that told simple stories without words or sound, similar of that to a Cave paintings.

Storytelling Traditions

Creating a Narrative

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Visual storytelling tradition

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form a significant proportion of the highly visual medium of interactive entertainment; this medium incorporates the visual storytelling tradition, but it has also revolutionized the way stories are told.

Storytelling Traditions

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Games

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in general description is a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.

Generating Ideas

Creating a Narrative

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Idea

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Sometimes, writers often get ideas from thoughts that just come to them ?.

Generating Ideas

Creating a Narrative

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throughout the day

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These ? could be anything from observations of the people and the environment around them to portion of dreams.

Generating Ideas

Creating a Narrative

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ideas

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is another common idea generator

Generating Ideas

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Direct personal experience

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is a type of character who represents a universal pattern, and therefore appeals to our human collective unconscious.

Creating a Narrative

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Character archetype

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Within this collective unconscious are universal themes and ?, which appear in our culture in the form of stories and character types in art, literature, music, and games.

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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archetypes

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archetype is the central character in a single-player game.

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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Hero

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character will always be the player’s avatar – and the player must identify and bond with this character.

Character Archetypes - Hero

Creating a Narrative

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Hero

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The hero is always presented with a ? toward the beginning of the story and embarks on a physical or emotional journey to eventually solve this problem.

Character Archetypes - Hero

Creating a Narrative

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problem

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is an extremely important character – representing the hero’s opposite, often the ultimate evil character in a story.

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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Shadow

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The shadow could be the ? who is responsible for the hero’s problem

Character Archetypes - Shadow

Creating a Narrative

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adversary

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Sometimes this character remains ? until the story’s climax, which can add to the story’s dramatic tension.

Character Archetypes - Shadow

Creating a Narrative

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hidden

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Sometimes, the shadow represents the ? of the hero.

Character Archetypes - Shadow

Creating a Narrative

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dark side

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is a character who often guides the hero toward some action.

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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Mentor

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provides the hero with the information needed to embark on the hero’s journey.

Character Archetypes - Mentor

Creating a Narrative

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Mentor

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The mentor is often an ? character – someone who might have been in the hero’s shoes at one time, who can provide the hero with wisdom from that experience of making a similar journey.

Character Archetypes - Mentor

Creating a Narrative

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older advisor

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is a character who helps the hero progress on the journey and may also assist the hero with tasks that might be difficult or impossible to accomplish alone

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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Ally

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blocks the progress of the hero by whatever means necessary – until the hero has proven his or her worth

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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Guardian

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Sometimes the guardian character is the shadow’s ?

Character Archetypes - Guardian

Creating a Narrative

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henchman

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The guardian could also be a ? that exists within the hero’s mind – such as self-doubt, fear, discomfort – that makes the character hesitate to continue on the journey

Character Archetypes - Guardian

Creating a Narrative

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block

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The ? is a neutral character who enjoys making mischief.

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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trickster

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Trickster characters can either cause sever damage through their ? – which can stop the hero from progressing along the journey – but they are more often simply jesters who provide comic relief for the story.

Character Archetypes - Trickster

Creating a Narrative

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pranks

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facilitates change in the story and provides thehero with direction.

Character Archetypes

Creating a Narrative

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Herald

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who is often equated with hero archetype.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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Protagonist

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The ? is the main character, the game’s story is told from this character’s point of view – even if the game is not played in the first-person perspective.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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protagonist

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must always drive the story forward – acting instead of waiting for them to happen.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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Protagonist

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is the complete opposite of the protagonist.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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Antagonist

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Antagonist does not mean that the character is ?.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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bad

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The antagonist and protagonist could simply have ? – such as ethical, political, lifestyle, etc

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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opposing view

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When the protagonist and antagonist want the exact same thing, they become ? in the story.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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linked together

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(4) Antagonist Types

Classic Character Types - Antagonist Types | Enumerate

Creating a Narrative

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  • Transformational antagonist
  • Mistaken antagonist
  • Exaggerated antagonists
  • Realistic antagonists
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is an anti-hero character who could have been a protagonist. The antagonist receives punishment at the end of the story to satisfy the audience’s need for justice

Classic Character Types - Antagonist Types

Creating a Narrative

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Transformational antagonist

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are characters who the audience initially thinks are villains – but they turn out to be innocent.

Classic Character Types - Antagonist Types

Creating a Narrative

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Mistaken antagonists

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are those who are larger-than-life, bizarre, and sometimes even comedic villains who might even dominate the story because they are often more interesting than the protagonist.

Classic Character Types - Antagonist Types

Creating a Narrative

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Exaggerated antagonists

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are the opposite of exaggerated and the toughest to create.

Classic Character Types - Antagonist Types

Creating a Narrative

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Realistic antagonists

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join forces with the protagonist in a story.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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Co-protagonist

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These character often appear in games such as ? that require teams.

Classic Character Types - Co-protagonist

Creating a Narrative

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MMOs

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Sometimes these characters do not start out as co-protagonists, but as ?.

Classic Character Types - Co-protagonist

Creating a Narrative

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antagonists

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are also known as pivotal characters – exists primarily to prevent the protagonist from walking away from this problem.

Classic Character Types

Creating a Narrative

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Supporting Characters

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structure emphasizes the simple idea that a good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Traditional Story Structure

Creating a Narrative

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Holywood three-act

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Beginning (Act I) : The most interesting stories begin by placing the audience into the ? of the story.

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act

Creating a Narrative

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action or drama

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The ? and any background events leading up to this moment can be introduced later.

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act - Beginning (Act I)

Creating a Narrative

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backstory

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The goal is to capture the audience’s ?.

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act - Beginning (Act I)

Creating a Narrative

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attention

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Act I focuses on the character’s ?. The story should introduce this ? immediately.

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act - Beginning (Act I)

Creating a Narrative

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problem

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Middle (Act II): the middle of the story focuses on the ? that stand in the way of the character’s ability to solve the problem introduced in Act I. There are usually a series of ? in Act II that the character must overcome.

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act

Creating a Narrative

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obstacles

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This act comprises the bulk of the ? in the story.

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act - Middle (Act II)

Creating a Narrative

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dramatic tension

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End (Act III): The story ends when the problem introduced in Act I has been ?.

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act

Creating a Narrative

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solved

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The character often has to systematically face and remove each obstacle in Act II to reach this ?

Traditional Story Structure - Holywood three-act - End (Act III)

Creating a Narrative

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resolution

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Story Element includes the following – ?, ??, ???, ????, and ?????.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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  • Premise
  • Backstory
  • Synopsis
  • Theme
  • Setting
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? or ?? is a summary of the game’s purpose and overall theme, and it often appears on packaging associated wit the game.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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  • Premise
  • high concept
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It is intended to intrigue customers, enticing them to purchase the game.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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  • Premise
  • high concept
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provides information that leads up to where the game begins. It usually consists of a short paragraph in the game instruction manual, or it appears as text at the beginning of the game.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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Backstory

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This helps orient the player to the purpose and action involved in the game, and it allows the player to sometimes establish initial bonds for certain characters.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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Backstory

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? or ?? can also exist throughout the game itself. The player might be involved in the setting and actions that take place in the game.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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  • Synopsis
  • Storyline
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A ? can also help a player escape from reality and become immersed in the artificial game world, during which the player can become emotionally involved with the game’s characters.

Story Elements - Synopsis or Storyline

Creating a Narrative

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running storyline

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represents what the story is truly about – even if it’s not shared explicitly with the player.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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Theme

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usually relate to a primary obstacle in the story faced by the main character(s). Is the obstacle an enemy, nature, society, fate – or the characters themselves?

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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Themes

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? or ?? represents the world that is being explored by the audience, characters, or player.

Story Elements

Creating a Narrative

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  • Setting
  • backdrop
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In creating a ?, think of the world in which the characters will live and interact.

Story Elements - Setting or Backdrop

Creating a Narrative

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game story

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is more about how the story unfolds rather than what the story is about.

Creating a Narrative

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Plot

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can be part of the game’s story structure – but it can also be dictated by how the game is played.

Plot

Creating a Narrative

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Game plotting

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The key to making challenges and obstacles interesting to a player is to relate them to the story with the use of various plot devices that optimize ?

Plot

Creating a Narrative

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dramatic tension

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(5) Plot Devices

Plot Devices | Enumerate

Creating a Narrative

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  • Balancing Conflict
  • Shifting Focus
  • Foreshadowing Events
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • Realism
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Dramatic tension in a story is maximized when the player often seems to be on the brink of disaster but is able to escape repeatedly from this situation by just the narrowest of margins.

Plot Devices

Creating a Narrative

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Balancing Conflict

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It captures the player’s interest – such as widening the scope of the game by providing more sub-quests or by introducing new characters or objects that lead the player into other unexplored areas.

Plot Devices

Creating a Narrative

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Shifting Focus

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a plot device that ominously alerts the audience about an important event or change that will happen in the future

Plot Devices

Creating a Narrative

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Foreshadowing Events

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the story must somehow cause the players to forget real life and accept the artificial reality that was created in the game.

Plot Devices

Creating a Narrative

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Suspension of Disbelief

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This is related to immersion, but it more specifically refers to the players’ acceptance of rules and experiences that might not make sense in the real world

Plot Devices

Creating a Narrative

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Suspension of Disbelief

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can be used in games to mimic the real world as closely as possible. Players want reality and authenticity

Plot Devices

Creating a Narrative

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Realism

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