Interactive Storytelling in Three Recent Video Games, by Serena Middleton Culture [email protected] Mon, 06/03/2024 - 14:25 As technology develops. it causes changes in the mediums that house our literature, but our human ability to tell stories stays the same. In addition to novels, video games are a powerful digital medium for narrative exploration. Whether the story is being told through the written word, visually, or even orally, stories have the power to captivate the audience and allow us to get lost in the narrative being told. However, video games have the unique ability to make the stories we tell interactive. They enable players to engage with narratives and shape the outcomes through their choices. There is no shortage of games in the last five years that have done this. The three games listed below are some outstanding stories that have been published in the last couple of years in which players are able to get lost in discovering all the different ways they can change the outcome of the story. Road 96 ESRB: T (Teen) French developer and publisher DigixArt Released in 2021, in this roughly seven-hour-long indie game, you play as several teens making their journey out of the country of Petria. Throughout their trip to the border, the teens can encounter several characters: Franny, John, Jarod, Alex, Zoe, Soyna, or Stan and Mitch. They all have their own stories that interact with one another in some ways. Still,... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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The new Amazon Fire phone comes with technology that allows consumers to scan an item and then purchase it on Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Twitter users are subbing in 'Thrones' themes for famous children's book titles. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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"Storytelling” was the most frequently cited buzzword among the 400 exhibitors at this year’s Licensing International Expo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Google is buying a mDialog, a small player in the digital video ad space to add to the search giant's DoubleClick collection. Canada-based mDialog provides technology to major media companies such as broadcasters, who use it to serve ads against their shows wherever they run digitally—across... Continue reading at AdWeek
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A new publication about soccer--and nothing but--tries to be as visually dazzling as the game itself. Sketch Remembering the 1949 plane crash that killed the dominant Italian club team Torino A.C. meant a more sullen depiction. "That took just one sketch to make the finished product," Priest... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Author George R.R. Martin, the creator of the "Game of Thrones" series, is introducing another new character in one of his upcoming books thanks to a $20,000 charitable donation. Continue reading at ABC News
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Simon Scarrow is “leading the charge in redefining what it means to be an author brand... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Author George R.R. Martin, the creator of the "Game of Thrones" series, will introduce a new character in one of his upcoming books thanks to a $20,000 charity auction prize. Continue reading at ABC News
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Those in the literary community are weighing in on both sides of the debate, with some saying young adult books aren't sophisticated and others saying they should be able to read whatever they like without being ashamed. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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In a recent episode of his show, Colbert discussed the dispute between Amazon and publisher Hachette which has caused some books, including his own, to be delayed or unavailable to customers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Just under 3m book sales registered through Nielsen BookScan for the week ending the 31st of May... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Google is launching a programmatic video marketplace that it says will only include premium publishers and select brands. Neal Mohan, vp of display and video advertising, announced the video ad platform today at a DoubleClick customer conference. The marketplace is called Google Partner Select... Continue reading at AdWeek
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George R.R. Martin's editor recently said that she 'begin[s] to wonder]' if Martin's story can be wrapped up in seven books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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In Thailand, various protestors are gathering in public places to silently read books like '1984' and 'Unarmed Insurrection' to convey how they feel about the country's political situation. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Google has a new message for premium publishers: "Hey, let us help you sell your video ads."Google has created a new ad-buying program for premium publishers to automate their video ad sales in a bid to expand their video business beyond YouTube.The company already helps some publishers manage... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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Two groups of MIT scientists are working on robotic limbs, which when worn together can make you look like one famous comic book villain: Doctor Octopus. Unlike prosthetic limbs developed to replace real ones, the teams' (from MIT's d'Arbeloff... Continue reading at Engadget
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A second preview of Clinton's book 'Hard Choices' was recently released and the excerpt details her 'partnership and friendship' with President Obama and her wish to 'revisit certain choices.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Fans of the popular book and film franchise The Hunger Games will recognize the hand signal instantly: the middle three fingers of the hand, raised to the sky. A gesture of resistance against the repressive government in the fictional world of Panem, it has now become a very real symbol of... Continue reading at Wired
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Nielsen tracked mobile video viewing behavior late last year and found consumers watched 25% more of it than the year before. Ooyala is seeing the shift, too. The video management firm reported recently that 26% of videos viewed in December 2013 were seen on mobile devices.No surprise there. But... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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Mobile ad company Kargo and measurement firm Moat are collaborating to provide mobile video analytics ito give brands and publishers further insight into who is viewing their spots and for how long. "With premium brand experiences, we want to provide full transparency," Alexis Berger, Kargo’s... Continue reading at AdWeek
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