Storytelling as Game Design and Player Design

[THIS IS AN EARLIER VERSION OF THE THEORY. FOR A MORE UPDATED VERSION, PLEASE EMAIL ME]

I've frequently been dissatisfied with the tools we have to analyze and break down stories.

This is my attempt to use the framework of games to describe how films engage the audience, and how the audience participates in them.

I want to shift the focus from studying what’s on the screen, to what’s between the screen and us.

The video explains my motivation for the project and overviews the foundations of the framework. HERE is the text version of the intro.

If the video interests you, then read a much more in-depth introduction HERE.