narrative in video

games
Based on the book: Video
Game Narrative Course
Present by: María José
Granillo Guardado
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INTRODUCTIO
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 DEVELOPER AND PLAYER
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The author-programmer wants to dialogue with the player-spectator, who will be the spectator of his creation, but
also the protagonist of his work.
Each of these percussions causes changes in the environment that surrounds it, a story that, if it does not pass,
does not change the fact that the NPCs already have a programmed life that they follow without even being
influenced by the protagonist.
The player is at the service of the game, and not the other way around.
The reflection of the author in all the elements of his creation give him the attitude of the omnipresent author.
 BASIC ELEMENTS OF
NARRATIVE
ACTS
The plot has to be understood as the
relationship between the tension with
respect to time, reaching a tension
peak at the end of the first act that
gives rise to the beginning of the
second, and another at the end of the
second, just before the resolution.
PROTAGONIST
The main character must be believable,
but must maintain a connection with
the player. If the player can mold the
protagonist as in many RPG games, the
connection is obvious because it
projects all the elements that make the
character "theirs".
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ANTAGONIST
An antagonist requires as much detail
as a hero, if not more. The protagonist
is associated with the player, is
controlled by him; the villain doesn't, so
he has to be solid enough on his own.
Generally, he doesn't appear until the
very end, and if he does make an
appearance it's only briefly, as an
incentive for the protagonist and
engine for the player.
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HISTORY
The story must be credible and this means consistent with the natural
laws of the world it has established, but there are two cases that do
not usually have a place in almost any universe that help the good
development of a plot

DIALOGUE
Dialogue is a form of exposition, of giving information
to the player through the characters that exist in the
world of the video game.
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Conclusion
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