As with most of the articles we’ve read, I had a hard time focusing on the articles (probably because I’m not the greatest fan of videogames and for me, this wasn’t the funnest read). I had an even harder time developing my own thoughts about the articles. Nevertheless, I tried to buckle down and come up with a few thoughts:

Originally, I agreed with Aarseth and thought that games were just games and that a computer game was a game of simulation and not narration. The few games that narrated, or told you what to do, were the games probably that tanked.

However, after finding this game , I have learned to think otherwise. Perhaps I should hold off on telling you a little bit about the game and let you all figure it out yourselves. Or maybe not…

In a nutshell, this game tells a story and then let’s you play. Depending on how far along you get, the game resumes the role of a storyteller and tells you the ending.

I now think that games and stories are not mutually exclusive. Games can tell stories and this one certainly does. It uses two forms, narration and simulation and the combination of both make for an interesting game.

I don’t know much about videogames but I would now assume that the more popular ones use both simulation and narration to keep you entertained (like Final Fantasy). So why the hoopla about games and storytelling? Why can’t we make more games with good storylines? In a youtube video  I’ve found, the answers to such questions are all provided.