L.A. Noire: A Great Story Despite Its Linearity

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Gail Carmichael — June 29, 2011 - 3:21pm

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My mind has been occupied by narrative lately. I've been surveying literature about non-linear / interactive narrative and storytelling with the goal of eventually coming up with new strategies for piecing together story fragments in an interactive story. In particular, I'm interested in how this could help in the context of educational games where designers have a specific learning objective in mind.

Since my husband and I have been working through L.A. Noire lately (which I love!), I've been thinking about how linear the story has been (especially for an interactive video game).

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