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Storytelling

Storytelling

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Storytelling

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While not all games have a story behind them, story telling can play an important role in gamification. Stories have been used for centuries to pass information from one person to another, and to guide behavior and thinking. The combination of a video game and story telling provides an interactive story which engages and moves the player forward. Well designed educational games blend a task related story with interactive game elements to help the learner learn the desired behaviors, actions and thinking patterns that support the desired outcome within a particular context. Games can provide a visual and narrative context for player performance. A game provides a place for the player to practice activities as they directly relate to the narrative of his or her job or academic learning goals. Adding game elements and involving the learner in the story can make the learning even more powerful and memorable. A well crafted game based story focused on helping the learner to solve problems,…

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