Creation of a complex narrative using emergent multidimensional storytelling

Abstract

This document aims to present a technical report of the Bachelor Thesis "Creation of a complex narrative using emergent multidimensional storytelling". This work consists in the creation of an entire video game experience, that focuses on the use of an ambiguous game design methodology that tries to portray a narrative in an emergent and immersive manner, enticing the players to engage with the story without the need of restricting their freedom and choices. This is further enhanced with a unique mechanic that not only gives the player spatial freedom, but also temporal freedom, allowing the travel between two different eras of the same scene that connect with each other to create one cohesive story. Through the use of a specific level and gameplay design that cater towards an emergent narrative, the narrative design strives to tell a story in an indirect (hence emergent) manner, enticing the player to search and interpret the information they find in order to make up their own interpretation of the narrative.