Story and simulations for serious games : tales from the trenches /

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Author / Creator:Iuppa, Nicholas V.
Imprint:Burlington, MA : Focal Press, ©2007.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 246 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13617579
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Other authors / contributors:Borst, Terry.
ISBN:9781136142772
1136142770
024080788X
9780240807881
1136142789
9781136142789
1280729074
9781280729072
9786610729074
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9780080467207
9780240807881
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.
English.
Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed December 17, 2013).
Summary:How to create a simulation where participants have a sense of freedom and personal control while still maintaining the structure necessary for an effective story is a difficult task indeed. This book examines how to create an engaging, effective story (necessary to teach participants), while relating practical considerations of building a simulation. It also looks at stories as classic ways of teaching and gathering knowledge and considers other theories of interactive narrative design such as synthetic story creation and management and participant-generated story experiences. It also discusse.
Other form:1138427810
024080788X