Difference between revisions of "Melodramatic Structures"
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| + | [[Melodramatic Structures]] can be used in both [[Single-Player Games]] and [[Multiplayer Games]]. In fact, due to the fact that [[Multiplayer Games]] typically present different view points of the game to different players ''through'' [[Characters]] these types of games nearly always have [[Melodramatic Structures]] of sorts. This does however not in itself affect narration significantly since [[Melodramatic Structures]] often require significant shifts in perspective for individual players to have their intended effects. This typically means that they are easier to plan for in [[Single-Player Games]], e.g. by switching [[Characters]] as [[Scenes]] are changed (see [[Fahrenheit]] for an example of this). | ||
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Revision as of 09:46, 1 July 2014
Narration structures in games which allow players or spectators to know more than any individual diegetic person.
This pattern is a still a stub.
The idea of alignment patterns is based on Smith’s structures of alignment. Smith differentiates detective narration and melodramatic narration as typical alignment structure. In detective narration, knowledge is restricted to a protagonist, while in melodramatic narration the viewer knows more than any single character.[1]
Examples
Using the pattern
Characters Narration Structures Voice-overs
Melodramatic Structures can be used in both Single-Player Games and Multiplayer Games. In fact, due to the fact that Multiplayer Games typically present different view points of the game to different players through Characters these types of games nearly always have Melodramatic Structures of sorts. This does however not in itself affect narration significantly since Melodramatic Structures often require significant shifts in perspective for individual players to have their intended effects. This typically means that they are easier to plan for in Single-Player Games, e.g. by switching Characters as Scenes are changed (see Fahrenheit for an example of this).
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Consequences
Relations
Characters Narration Structures Voice-overs
Can Instantiate
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Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
Potentially Conflicting With
History
An updated version of the pattern Melodramtic Structure that was first described in the PhD thesis Character-Driven Game Design - A Design Approach and Its Foundations in Character Engagement[2].
References
- ↑ Smith, M. (1995). Engaging Characters: Fiction, Emotion, and the Cinema. Pages 152–153. New York: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Lankoski, P. (2010). Character-Driven Game Design - A Design Approach and Its Foundations in Character Engagement. PhD thesis at Aalto University. Publication Series of the School of Art and Design A 101.
