Scenografi, min käre Watson!
En studie i scenografiska teknikers påverkan på spelare
GraphicVideo GamesEnvironmentStorytellingVisual NarrativeSemi-structured interviewQualitativeGrafikSpelMiljöBerättandeVisuellt NarrativSemi-strukturerad intervjuKvalitativ
This study explores Environmental Storytelling techniques and whether these can beused in combination with each other to lead a player through a game scene in aspecific pattern, affect the player?s narrative and exploratory view and explorewhether Self-paced Exploration can be combined with these techniques.It is a qualitative study conducted by six gaming sessions with accompanyinginterviews in which six people get to play one of three versions of the same gamescene. The only differences between the scenes are the different guidance techniquesused. The informants' movement patterns are identified and interviews recorded byaudio, as well as screen recording. The results shows that Environmental Storytellingtechniques can very well be used to control the player's exploration patterns, bothnarratively and navigation purposes and Self-paced Exploration can be utilized to agreater efficiency in combination with these.