As the clash between Game and Narrative rages on, the Dynamic Range is a tool brought forth to examine how different game systems can give freedom to the players, and perhaps understand how the two can successfully unite.
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Étiquette : dynamic range
Dynamic Range: Measuring Player Freedom and its Narrative Possibilities in Resource-Driven Games
By giving the player more freedom, the designer relinquishes narrative construction and leaves the task to the player. To evaluate a game’s emergent narrative potential, we need to measure the player’s dynamic range, or freedom to make original, unexpected combinations out of his resources to build narratives.
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