The Poetics of Game Narratives

In this final week we will look at the tensions between ludology and narratology in games design, in effect how the agency of games has been reconciled with the dramatic requirements (and lack of agency) in narrative. I will argue that there are two broad approaches, the mainstream method of concentrating in the Fabula, and a method pioneered by many indie games of fusing narrative and play. We will look in more detail at what this might mean in terms of thematic cohesion, diegetic choices, and mechanics and metaphor. Finally we look at Spec Ops: The Line, as a rare example of a AAA title that takes this fusion approach. Looking at how the game uses many of the techniques we have explored.

The Human Body

A set of images which can be used within the University for teaching students.

Collection - Pictures for a science group

This collection brings together a range of images of interest to science students.

Hiding Pictures in MS Word 2010 documents

If scrolling through your Word file is a bit slow due to there being a lot of images in the file, then temporarily turn off the images and show placeholders in their stead. For best viewing Download the video.

Hiding pictures in MS Word 2011 documents

If scrolling through your Word 2011 file is a bit slow due to there being a lot of images in the file, then temporarily turn off the images and show placeholders in the their stead. For best viewing Download the video.