Narration Structures
The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.
This pattern is a still a stub. Until then, Predetermined Story Structures provides many aspects relevant to Narration Structures in general.
Contents
Examples
Records of game instances of Chess can be seen as Narration Structures but this may be even more apparent when the chess pieces are presented as characters. "Through the Looking-Glass"[1] by Lewis Carroll is an example of this although some artistic freedom is taken in the alternation of players moving. Another example is that Samuel Beckett includes an annotated Chess record in the novel "Murphy"[2], and "Reunion"[3] (a project by among others John Cage and Marcel Duchamp) used the structures emerging from Chess game instances to create music.
Using the pattern
Can Instantiate
Internal Rivalry, Narrative Engrossment
Can Modulate
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Can Be Instantiated By
Agents, Algorithmic Agents, Alien Space Bats, Betrayal, Character Defining Actions, Character Development, Characters, Construction, Emergent Gameplay, Enemies, Game Items, MacGuffins, Non-Player Characters, Player-Constructed Worlds, Player-Generated Narratives, Predetermined Story Structures, Scenes, Social Dilemmas, Speedruns, Storytelling,
Can Be Modulated By
Character Development, Creative Control, Dedicated Game Facilitators, Diegetically Outstanding Features, Focus Loci, Game Element Insertion, Game Masters, Inaccessible Areas, Non-Consistent Narration, Non-Player Characters, Open Destiny, Player-Created Characters, Thematic Consistency,
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Narration Structures is a Narration Pattern.
Consequences
Relations
Can Instantiate
Internal Rivalry, Narrative Engrossment
Can Modulate
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Can Be Instantiated By
Agents, Algorithmic Agents, Alien Space Bats, Betrayal, Character Defining Actions, Character Development, Characters, Construction, Emergent Gameplay, Enemies, Game Items, MacGuffins, Non-Player Characters, Player-Constructed Worlds, Player-Generated Narratives, Predetermined Story Structures, Scenes, Social Dilemmas, Speedruns, Storytelling
Can Be Modulated By
Character Development, Creative Control, Dedicated Game Facilitators, Diegetically Outstanding Features, Focus Loci, Game Element Insertion, Game Masters, Inaccessible Areas, Non-Consistent Narration, Non-Player Characters, Open Destiny, Player-Created Characters, Thematic Consistency
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
History
An revised version of the pattern Narrative Structures that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[4]. Large aspects of it has been refactored to be part of Predetermined Story Structures.
References
- ↑ Entry for "Through the Looking-Glass" on Wikipedia.
- ↑ Entry for the novel "Murphy" on Wikipedia.
- ↑ Information about the original and digital form of "Reunion" of the web site johncage.org.
- ↑ Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.
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