Keeping the Player at the Heart of the Story
The following is the first chapter in Narrative Tactics for Mobile and Social Games: Pocket-Sized Storytelling (CRC Press), due to be...
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Toiya Kristen Finley
Mar 14, 20184 min
Narrative Tactics for Mobile and Social Games: Pocket-Sized Storytelling
I’m pleased to announce that my next book project is Narrative Tactics for Mobile and Social Games: Pocket-Sized Storytelling, a...
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Toiya Kristen Finley
Feb 17, 20165 min
Contrary Game Design: Subverting Player Expectations Part Four: My Process for Contrary Game Design
In case you missed them: “Part One: Mechanics Are Clichés Too!” “Part Two: Where’d This Come from, Anyway? Some Case Studies” "Part...
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Toiya Kristen Finley
Feb 15, 20161 min
[Firewatch] Delilah: Not the Co-Conspirator You’re Looking For
Over on Tumblr, I wonder why players need to make Firewatch's Delilah a co-conspirator: "Firewatch plays with several tropes found in...
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Toiya Kristen Finley
Feb 10, 20166 min
Contrary Game Design: Subverting Player Expectations Part Three: Please Don’t Break the Player
In case you missed them: “Part One: Mechanics Are Clichés Too!” “Part Two: Where’d This Come from, Anyway? Some Case Studies” Potential...
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Toiya Kristen Finley
Feb 3, 20168 min
Contrary Game Design: Subverting Player Expectations Part Two: Where’d This Come From, Anyway? Some
In case you missed it: "Part One: Mechanics Are Clichés Too!" I first became interested in what I’m defining as contrary game design when...
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Toiya Kristen Finley
Jan 28, 20164 min
Contrary Game Design: Subverting Player Expectations Part One: Mechanics Are Clichés Too!
This post series is based on a report I wrote at Project Horseshoe. I’m not providing concrete answers here. Hopefully, I’m exploring...
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