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The Role of Narrative in Educational Games and Simulations

The Role of Narrative in Educational Games and Simulations

Jim Bizzocchi
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781609601959|ISBN10: 1609601955|EISBN13: 9781609601966
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch512
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Bizzocchi, Jim. "The Role of Narrative in Educational Games and Simulations." Gaming and Simulations: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 1417-1433. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch512

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Bizzocchi, J. (2011). The Role of Narrative in Educational Games and Simulations. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Gaming and Simulations: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 1417-1433). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch512

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Bizzocchi, Jim. "The Role of Narrative in Educational Games and Simulations." In Gaming and Simulations: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1417-1433. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch512

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Abstract

This chapter examines the relationship of story, interaction, and learning through a close view of the role of narrative in two SAGE for Learning projects: Contagion and COMPS. The combination of narrative with an interactive multi-mediated environment can enhance the learning experience. In interactive environments, the standard narrative arc has limited analytical utility; in its place, we use a framework of more focused and particular narrative components, with the following components: storyworld, character, emotion, narrativized interface, micro-narrative and narrative progression. This framework is used to analyze Contagion and COMPS, revealing the underlying narrative dynamics that drive the design, and support the learning experiences that they make possible.

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