Games

Once upon a time . . .

OK – it’s not that black and white. But as usual I’m being bombastic to press the point. There’s room for great stories, and great storytelling, in games. But I think it’s important to appreciate that games offer us access to another learning mode, besides storytelling. Interactivity is one of the defining features of games […]

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Forget the Story

Thoughts on Interaction-Based Journalism Journalism expressed in a video game can be interaction-based, not story-based. What the hell does this mean, anyhow? It means that games could give journalists a completely different way of reaching their audience. There’s three basic modes of learning, right? Lecturing, storytelling and play. We all know which is the least […]

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