Comments on: Story and Game http://grandtextauto.org/2005/03/16/story-and-game/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Wed, 19 May 2010 01:52:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Corvus Elrod http://grandtextauto.org/2005/03/16/story-and-game/comment-page-1/#comment-35243 Corvus Elrod Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:13:47 +0000 /?p=718#comment-35243 Alice in Wonderland, arguably one of the greatest children's stories ever told, was initially told before a live audience. I'm sure that Alice Liddell and her sisters influenced the unfolding of that narrative. Did that make it not a story? I don't think so. I also think as culture changes, not only must our stories change to mee the challenges of coping with the modern age, but our perception of what story means must change. I've been an interactive storyteller for nearly fifteen years. I'm currently in the process of transferring those narratives in both directions, into a novel and into a game. It's a challenge, yes. I see evidence around me (and in Juul's writing) of people who have failed. I also see a lot of evidence that we're getting closer. Alice in Wonderland, arguably one of the greatest children’s stories ever told, was initially told before a live audience. I’m sure that Alice Liddell and her sisters influenced the unfolding of that narrative. Did that make it not a story? I don’t think so.

I also think as culture changes, not only must our stories change to mee the challenges of coping with the modern age, but our perception of what story means must change.

I’ve been an interactive storyteller for nearly fifteen years. I’m currently in the process of transferring those narratives in both directions, into a novel and into a game. It’s a challenge, yes. I see evidence around me (and in Juul’s writing) of people who have failed. I also see a lot of evidence that we’re getting closer.

]]> By: nick http://grandtextauto.org/2005/03/16/story-and-game/comment-page-1/#comment-33824 nick Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:46:09 +0000 /?p=718#comment-33824 Christy, thanks very much for the link. I barely had time to figure out what I was going to say and didn't get to enrich my notes with many useful links -- or even add credits/references to the sources for many of the good ideas about story and game that I mentioned. Christy, thanks very much for the link. I barely had time to figure out what I was going to say and didn’t get to enrich my notes with many useful links — or even add credits/references to the sources for many of the good ideas about story and game that I mentioned.

]]> By: Christy Dena http://grandtextauto.org/2005/03/16/story-and-game/comment-page-1/#comment-33821 Christy Dena Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:30:34 +0000 /?p=718#comment-33821 Just to add to your helpful insights is the site 'Games and Storytelling'. If this site has been blogged here already apologies for the repeat. But for those that haven't seen it, the site has uploaded lectures from academics on games and storytelling. The lectures so far feature: Jessica Mulligan, Mika Tuomola, Frans Mäyrä, Christa Sommerer, Aki Järvinen, Henry Jenkins, Katie Salen and Catherine Warren. The site is organised by the Media Lab at the Unversity of Art and Design Helsinki and the Hypermedia Lab, Tampere University with corporate sponsorship. The <a href="http://www.gamesandstorytelling.net/">main page</a> is down as I post this but the <a href="http://pww.evitech.fi/streams/Storytelling/Storytelling.htm">lecture page</a> isn't. Just to add to your helpful insights is the site ‘Games and Storytelling’. If this site has been blogged here already apologies for the repeat. But for those that haven’t seen it, the site has uploaded lectures from academics on games and storytelling. The lectures so far feature: Jessica Mulligan, Mika Tuomola, Frans Mäyrä, Christa Sommerer, Aki Järvinen, Henry Jenkins, Katie Salen and Catherine Warren. The site is organised by the Media Lab at the Unversity of Art and Design Helsinki and the Hypermedia Lab, Tampere University with corporate sponsorship. The main page is down as I post this but the lecture page isn’t.

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