Curiosity : Its Value And Application For Creating Engagement

Tom Bissell, in his essay, “Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter” has described video games and how they are unique and different from movies, books, or even interactive films. Bissell says “I came to accept that games were incompetent with almost every aspect of what I would call traditional narrative.” This is showing the readers that even though there is a plot and story line, as characters can control and alter the story line or outcome by what you do or see throughout the game.

Using persuasive writing, Wright begins to influence his audience that game play is a beneficial source of entertainment not a wasteful one. Playing video games increases creatively, self esteem and improve problem solving skills of the players. Video games are becoming test runs that appear or feel close to the real thing. Where you can control everything with added effects like magic or future technology. Games have the potential to exceed almost all other forms of entertainment media. They tell stories, play music, challenge us, allow us to instantly communicate and interact with others. Encourage us to create things, connect us to new communities, and let us play with people across the world. Unlike most other forms of media, games are inherently tangible. According to Wright young children spend their days in imaginary worlds, substituting toys and make believe into the real world that they are just beginning to explore and understand. Wright states that games are the result of imagination and that they consist of rules and goals. Generation of teenagers has grown up with different set of games. Teenagers use the scientific method rather than reading the manual first. Games today maybe a person’s only place to express a high-level of creativity and growth. Older generations have a lot of criticisms for games, the games can help a person learn to think on his or her own.

Normally when one thinks about observing a creative activity they immediately think of sports or the arts, their mind being flooded with images of dancers gliding across a stage, painters swiping their brush across a canvas, or strong-abled bodies dribbling a ball down a field. All of these activities are undoubtedly creative, but as American society has grown and changed with advancing technology, so has the way people are able to engage in creative processes and events. In the last fifty years, the gaming world has exploded, bringing with it a new form of creativity. From electronic gaming to board games and live action role playing games (RPG), these new forms of competitive entertainment have been laying the foundations for a new outlet of creativity.

Before we divulge into the topic of this essay, let me begin by stating that neither the author of the main source, Steven Johnson, nor I intend to devalue books or look down upon them. In his book, Everything Bad Is Good For You, he starts off talking about the importance of books. He says, “We should all encourage our kids to read more, to develop a comfort with and an appetite for reading” (Johnson 21). Reading provides many different benefits, some including “concentration, the ability to make sense of words, to follow narrative threads, to sculpt imagined worlds out of mere sentences on pages” (Johnson 23). As an avid reader myself, I have always had an interest in books.

Johnson tells us that during television shows and movies, the narratives force the mind to “fill in the blanks” —a way to “exercise its emotional intelligence” (136). As well as that, he tells us that during video games the mind is forced to make decisions that are for the best [in the game’s narrative context], or to extend the thinking process with expeditions and achievements one must complete in order to progress further into the

Curiosity: “Curiosity is not only whether to know or not knowing, but is to step out of one’s life experience / prior study to consider other

Journey, an indie game released in 2012 by thatgamecompany, is not especially known for stellar dialogue between characters. Rather, the game’s narrative is explored by the players as they travel through the levels. Players have to make their own conclusions on where to go, what to do, and what the purpose is for their journey. The atmosphere of the game is immersive, and the developers actively tried to invoke the player’s sense of wonder and adventure as they progressed through the game. This is only further aided by the orchestral soundtrack composed by Austin Wintory. Overall, the game is well worthy of being called a work of art. Smuts also agrees that, “Since the primary goal of most game design is to enhance such aesthetic experiences, it would seem that we have good reason to evaluate games as art works” (Smutts).

Through this process of finding different ways, it can be assessed that stories in their new formats are reaching out and attracting many different types of audiences. For example, those individuals who cannot commit themselves to reading a book, yet they still enjoy the thrill of stories, may be more convinced by narrative games. In the years 2012 and 2013, The Fullbright Company and Blendo Games have developed games that follow a certain story line and is based more on a story than action also, the reader (or player in this instance) decides how to read the game and only consider the material that they think is useful to conduct the story based on their understanding. Therefore, each person will have a different interaction with the game and may gain a different moral or outcome based on what path they took. Contrastingly, when reading a novel, each student has a similar understanding of what the author was attempting to deliver. Narrative games are a great elaboration on storytelling but it is hard to determine if these should be classified as a game (as the name suggests) or a story because all games are driven by a story line. How can one differentiate a narrative game from any other online game? It must be contemplated, does the engager engage in the story to pursue the results of the activity, the award or for the story

For 30 years, an elf-like dude in a green shirt has embarked on adventure after adventure. His appearance changed, his setting changed, but his spirit never changed. Throughout the years, the brunt of a specific journey reverberated throughout the video game industry. A new meaning of adventure shook the foundation of video games; this new definition is “linked” to the Legend of Zelda and it’s green capped heroine. Thus, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time changed the gaming landscape forever.

I recall waking up at my grandmother’s house, a striking image of the beige curtains slightly ajar, the glimmer of the well-known star radiantly giving warm life to the living room, my small six year old body running into the living room, turning on the monster of a television set, carefully powering on the Gamecube system, and carefully listening to the peaceful hum of the game disc spinning while I rest on the heavy wooden chair. Being able to be a protagonist who can explore different worlds, meet strange, or beautiful characters; it led me to buy more video games and enhanced my ability for my imagination to soar like a phoenix.Today, I log much of my time in video games that bear countless hours of open adventure, that allow you to make choices that affect your protagonist and the universe around them, and grant the capability to design your own

You're bored it's winter no ones available and there's nothing on TV. You love to experience a good story , but you don't know what type of story you want to see a video game or a movie.Video games and movies something nobody thought could happen 20 years ago, but video games have grown a lot and have more mature Audiences and they have a matured Themselves with amazing stories and complicated plots.Is there a chance that video games can take on megalith movies in terms of story.Movies are and have been a staple of entertainment for a century. It shows having worked its way into pop culture, but lately one video games have grown in power.Video games the once small form of entertainment made for kids has grown into a booming industry where new advancements in technology have lead to some really interesting video games stories with deep characters and plenty of plot.Because video games are getting better and bigger at filling themselves to the brim with content, but are they now better at telling a story

This paper serves to provide an interesting ludomusical case study of King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow alongside an interpretation of the term ludomusicality. Firstly, we explored how “The Village” exemplifies how this Sierra masterpiece utilizes music that works with the gameplay to create a fictional fantasy world its players can immerse themselves within. Secondly, we discussed how “Underworld Entrance” shows the game successfully evoking a comedic conversation between player and game. King’s Quest VI is a timeless classic that wonderfully executes ludomusical relationships in digital

Since 1995, Bioware has been credited with the creation of many iconic crpg videogames. Many of these games earned the company the reputation of one of the most revolutionary game developers. The games of Bioware are known for their emphasis on the literary aspects of the playing experience. They pay much attention to the story and the characters. Bioware promises intrigue, intimacy and the thrill of exploration, hence, the motto “Rich Stories, Unforgettable Characters And Vast Worlds.” This slogan promises the player a uniquely immersive playing experience. The story and the characters are usually well developed. They tend to show more than a single dimension. The player discovers new things about the game world and the characters that populate

Intuitively, we understand that these mind states are essential for accomplishing mundane tasks that are often repetitive. However, even in video games that that are intrinsically fun, it is necessary for game designers to think about the flow concept. This is most apparent when thinking about the balance between game levels and the player’s skill level (Kumar, 2013). The person experiencing ‘flow’ is in a state between boredom and frustration, and finds the task challenging enough but believes he can use his ability to overcome it. This

When considering examples of video games as literature, From Software’s 2012 masterpiece Dark Souls immediately comes to mind. This title utilizes a subtle but extremely detailed approach to environmental storytelling, with a majority of its lore revealed through item descriptions and dialog, rather than intrusive cut-scenes. While the depth and complexity of the Dark Souls universe is comparable to that of a novel, during a player’s first experience with the game, one could easily get the impression that it lacks a substantial plot. Much of the lore is intentionally left to speculation, which makes uncovering the tale of the Kingdom of Lordran, its various lords, and the curse of the undead, somewhat akin to exploring an abandoned home to learn about its previous residents. Through its unconventional style of storytelling, Dark Souls explores the meaning of being human. It challenges the soundness of human morality, and questions whether or not one should sacrifice their humanity in order to fulfill their supposed purpose.