Simulating the story telling qualities of life: Telling stories with The Sims

Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views - Worlds in Play

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Heliö, Satu ^a  

^a Sulake   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ludology; Narrative mindset; Narrativity; Narratology; The Sims

Indexed keywords

LUDOLOGY; NARRATIVE MINDSET; NARRATIVITY; NARRATOLOGY; ROLE-PLAYING GAME; STORY TELLING;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84873382523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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