Story and Simulations for Serious Games Tales from the Trenches

Name: Story and Simulations for Serious Games Tales from the Trenches
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ISBN: 9780240807881

ISBN-10: 024080788X

ISBN-13: 9780240807881

Edition: 2007

Authors: Nick Iuppa, Terry Borst

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Serious games are computer and video games that are intended to train or educate users. This text features a unique blend of theory and application, providing a much-needed tutorial on how to conceive and then build an engaging simulation for serious games.

Book details

List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 7.32" wide x 10.28" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English



Introduction



Who This Book is For



Case Studies



The StoryDrive Engine



Collaborative Distance Learning



Branching Storylines



Stories and Story Development



A Good Story (The Simple Answer)



Other Perspectives on Story



War Stories and Parables



Designing Simulation Stories from Tacit Knowledge



Simulation Stories and Free Play



Experience Management



Story Representation in Experience Management



Characters



Creating Multidimensional Characters



A Really Good Villain



Synthetic Characters



Man in the Loop vs. The Automated Game Manager



The Instructor as Dungeon Master



Automated Story Generation



Completing the Pyramid



Game Play



Evaluation and Testing



Building the Immersive Environment



Content Scripting Tools



Selecting Media and Platform: An Overview



Immersive Desktop Experiences



The Internet



Interactive Video and Interactive Television



Real-Time 3D Virtual Worlds



Audio



Simulation Integration



Story Structures for Commercial Games



Back Story and Free Play



Stories in State-of-the-Art Serious Games



Stories in State-of-the-Art Commercial Games



The Future of Story-Driven Games



The Future: The Role of Story



Immersive Distance Learning Experiences



Online Collaborative Games and Simulations



Story-Driven Massively Multiplayer Online Games



Location-Based Full-Sensory Simulations (Virtual Reality)



Keeping Track of the Evolution



Summary



Conclusion


Bibliography


Index