Index

N

Naismith, James, 505–506

narrative(s)

in the A.I. Game, 576

backstories, 379–380

example, 405

basic concept, 378

conflict, 387–388 (see also conflict)

construction, 403–404

and core mechanic, 388–389

definitions, 380–381

in digital games, 385, 416

cutscenes, 406–408, 412, 419

Drome Racing Challenge, 405–407, 409

elements of, 380, 418

embedded, 383–385, 402, 406–408, 418

in Seasons of Darkness, 579–580

emergent, 383–385, 402, 418, 579–580

by email, 576

exercise, 20–21

fictive worlds, 401–403

and goals, 385–387, 418

example, 405–407

meta-narratives, 580

retelling, 411–415, 419, 483

recams, 414–415, 419

replay, 413–414, 419

simulation as, 457 (see also simulation)

story events, 402–403

tensions, 379–380

Thunderstorm example, 381–382

uncertainty, 388–389, 418

Narrative Analysis (exercise), 20–21

narrative descriptors, 399–401, 404, 419

in Drome Racing Challenge, 409

fictive world, 401–402, 419

story events, 402–403, 419

narrative play

about play of game, 411–413

LOOP example, 391–393

in recams, 414–415, 419

structures for, 382–385

narrative space, 390–392, 418

in digital games, 392–398

leading through, 406–408

narrative systems, 404–411, 419

Naughty Dog Entertainment, 222

NBA Courtside, 413–414

negative feedback, 215, 224–227

in Basketball, 218–219

in Chutes and Ladders, 223–224

in digital games, 219–221

negative reinforcement, 348–350

negotiation, 529–531

Nelson, George, 40

NeoPets, 354

NetRunner, 293

networked communication, 89

See also messenger communication network

New Depictions (exercise), 19

Newell, Gabe, 348, 352

New Games Movement

and cooperation, 256–258

core principles, 528

and counterculture, 529

and cultural meaning, 510

games, 528–529

and rules, 285

Nietzsche mech, 292

Night Driver, 394

Nintendo Game, 144–145

noise, 196–197, 201

Norman, Donald, 39, 67

Nwokah, 533