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Narrative Learning with Games

Narrative Learning with Games

Narrative Learning with Games

Narrative Learning with Games

Clayton Whittle

March 26, 2021

Originally Published Here

Summary

How can we use these games and stories as narrative learning tools?

It's worth noting that there is a big difference between narrative learning and procedural learning in games.

If you want to learn more about procedural learning in games, check out the page on procedural rhetoric and procedural learning.

The traditional approach to narrative learning is just as applicable to games as it is to written literature.

For the purposes of narrative learning, games and roleplay are support learning in ways that no other medium can.

Experiential learning, or learning by doing, is one of the key affordances of games, and it is just as applicable to narrative learning.

FINAL THOUGHTS ON NARRATIVE LEARNING. Narrative learning in games is a powerful tool, but one we have to be very careful with.

Reference

Whittle, C. (2021, March 26). Narrative learning with games : Nasaga blog and wiki. Retrieved July 08, 2021, from https://nasaga.org/narrative-learning-with-games/