Telling stories through social deduction, deception, knowledge + Choices

SOCIAL GAMEPLAY - DEDUCTION/UNDERSTANDING/Narrative information THROUGH INTERACTIONS

WEREWOLF / MAFIA

• Story/knowledge revealed through Conversations, Actions, OUTCOMES

• PLAYER ACTIONS GUIDED BY MECHANICS + CONSTRAINTS

MURDER MYSTERY

• Story/knowledge revealed through conversations + {dialogue} CHOICES

• PLAYER ACTIONS GUIDED BY SCRIPTED SYSTEM AND KNOWLEDGE STATES

We’re all trying to find the guy who did this…

DESIGNING NARRATIVES:

• Small -Scale / Specific Content

• narrative origins + references

• subject alone does not always determine tone

Narrative cohesion

• All components of the game work towards the narrative tone:

• Visuals, designs, mechanics, typography, instruction / interface, writing styles, dialogues all in-synch