Examining the Impact Narrative Interactivity Has on Fostering Identity Formation in an Educational Game
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Abstract
Educational games often include elements of narrative, although little work has been done on establishing how best to leverage narrative interactivity in service of a game's purpose. My ongoing research on narrative-centered games is guided by the situative perspective, which considers the ultimate purpose of a learning task to be the student's increased sense of belonging and identity with the subject matter. In my proposed dissertation research, I am particularly interested in how differing degrees of narrative interactivity support an educational game's potential to impact students' identity formation and attitudes towards the subject of study. I pursue this research in the context of an educational game for middle school computer science.
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