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http://dx.doi.org/10.7583/JKGS.2014.14.4.17

A Study on Interaction Mechanism and Narrative Style of Indie Games  

Lee, Jung Yeop (Information and Culture Technology Studies, Seoul National University)
Abstract
This Paper discusses about the popularity of indie games that have recently caught spotlight from multiple platforms by finding the reason from the games' innovative way of interaction and new attempts in narrative style, and the objective is a preliminary study on indie games' game design, storytelling and it's prestige. This paper focuses on the aspects of indie games compared to established studio games by means of interaction mechanism, directing style and narrative style, and analyzed it with examples. In addition, it looks into examples of Korean indie games entering global platforms such as Steam.
Keywords
Indie Games; Interaction Mechanism; Narrative Style; Post Scription; Avant-garde Storytelling;
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