Can’t stop thinking about…
- Immersive storytelling: Using new media to create rich narratives. See Alternate Reality Games, Role Playing Games, Choose-Your-Own-Adventures, video games, reality TV shows, etc.
- Mental real-estate: Taking personal ownership/possession of a piece of “mental space,” e.g., imagining at what location in a story you would choose to live or which ability you would have or to which relationship you would belong.
- The masking effect: Scott McCloud’s description of a relatable character that allows the reader to “enter” the world of the story.
There’s something alive at the intersection of narrative and gameplay.
3 responses to “Head spinning with fiction theory”
For me, this is often a discussion I have with myself in the realm of theatre…
Huh. That’s interesting … I never thought of it, but you’re right, these things could be perfectly enacted in theater. I’d love to know more about your musings.
Yeah, we should have some conversations this summer. Reading Faulkner and sundry other authors has given me a lot to think about…