In this unit, you will develop the skills and knowledge to incorporate story into a game design and learn the different ways narrative can be utilised in the context of an interactive medium. You will critique a range of game story structures and genres and evaluate the aesthetic, cultural and theoretical developments in interactive narrative. You will analyse how the design, environment, mechanics and story of a game create a cohesive game play experience that encourages player exploration and discovery.

You will examine some of the common character archetypes and popular narrative tropes used in games and the implicit and explicit narrative techniques employed to generate and develop narrative designs.