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A narrative theory of games

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FDG '12: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games

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This paper presents a narrative theory of games, building on standard narratology, as a solution to the conundrum that has haunted computer game studies from the start: How to approach software that combines games and stories?

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