Understanding Interactive Digital Narrative: Immersive Expressions for a Complex Time

A critical revaluation of core issues in the interactive digital narrative field, providing a precise and specific understanding for teachers and students. With a wide interdisciplinary appeal, the book will be of interest to media and communication studies classes, as well as Game Design.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 08 April 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and timely critical evaluation delves into the core issues of interactive digital narrative (IDN) and unravels the diverse range of theories and arguments that have emerged over the past three decades. Spanning game design, game studies, media studies, narratology, interactive documentary, and other emerging forms, this text provides valuable and insightful corrections to prevalent misunderstandings within the field. By integrating a conceptual framework influenced by cybernetics and cognitive narratology, it challenges the limitations of perspectives initially developed for legacy media. Through the analysis of successful works and the offering of concrete design advice, this book aims to provide instructors, students, and practitioners with a more precise and detailed understanding of IDN. It serves as an essential resource for courses in interactive narrative, interactive storytelling, game writing, and digital media, broadening the perspectives of scholars and practitioners alike.

Weight: 414g
Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367617585