XRdesign Kris Lee

New modern forms of narratives produced by digital mediums are evolving every day, more and more new innovative ways of storytelling allow us to interact with infinite stimulating experiences. As mentioned in many prior chapters, the joy of trial and error continues to fulfill the everlasting curiosities of audiences and players in movies, games, and other digital mediums. Single-player adventure game "12 Minutes", released in 2021, takes place solely in a small rectangular apartment from a top-down perspective. As indicated in the game title, the game loops in intervals of 10-12 minutes, revolving around a male protagonist who is stuck in the time loop. The game forces players to make decisions and perform various actions to unveil a story every time the time loop throws them back to the beginning. Chaos ensues as the time loop repeats in the average game time of 6-8 hours. The shape-shifting narrative does not follow a clear endpoint, which teases the players into trying to...

The concept of agency has always had a unique grip on the audience, whether it be a play or a game, the audience has endless curiosity towards the unknown. The impact that a player can make on games affects how immersive the gaming environment is. The success of players'-choice games shows the significance of allowing impactful choices that determine the outcome and consequences. Games makers occasionally mistake the quantities of choices with how impactful the choices are. Dialogues and timed choices are offered to the player but most of them don't lead to any consequences. Such choices can be tedious for players as they don't see the purpose in making a choice since the story remains the same no matter their choices.       Open-world games continue to garner players' interest due to the endlessly expandable space. Role-playing adventure games such as GTA and Yakuza have endless replayability due to their open-world mechanics and the freedom that players are given t...

In the world of augmented reality, immersion is a critical factor in the way the experience is perceived by players and users. The experience in AR itself relies on how immersive the environment is. How the world is presented in the interface of technological devices determines the perception of the experience intended by creators. This concept of perception of augmented realities has become a huge opportunity for not only video games but also non-virtual environments like amusement parks as well. As mentioned in this chapter, Jurassic Park rides have begun to progress into virtual experiences with the use of AR elements. Riders are able to have realistic experiences that mimics scenes from movies. The Nintendo Wii is also a play-on immersion that extends beyond the keyboard and cell phones. Being able to move on the screen with a Wii remote control in a 3-D space, the Wii allows players to play various different sports from the comfort of their own homes. Online co-op games such as Ph...

Digital mediums in the current era allow us the freedom to freely express our imagination through new methods of storytelling. Creating new forms of narratives naturally stimulates our imagination. Whether it be social media platforms, such as Instagram and Twitter, or gaming platforms, freeform storytelling opens up new opportunities for expansion and potential everyday. The use of hashtags and "meme" templates evolve everyday as millions of users contribute to the growth of media platforms. For instance, many different meme templates are built upon and used for different purposes everyday. The meme template you see today may be used for a different purpose the next day, related to a different topic. The growth of Tiktok reflects this expansion. An original sound gets recorded on a TikTok, the same sound can be reused over and over again by anyone who stumbles upon it, each of them using the sound to refer to different topics and ideas. This freeform function is what fuels T...

 As 3D technologies developments advance, we are exposed to such a way of storytelling and experiences in an increasing number of ways. Virtual games nowadays allow us to build "dream houses" with virtual furnishings and landscapes to live lives very different from our own. Gaming experiences are enhanced with the growing technologies that allow us to unleash our creativity in virtual lives. The game "Second Life", similar to The Sims series, allows players to freely create their own virtual homes and avatar appearances. However, Second Life allows chat and multiplayer modes that further simulate real life. Being able to virtually spend time with friends or strangers in a 3D virtual environment intensifies players' gaming experiences by creating a wide variety of possibilities in custom storytelling. Rather than a game, Second Life creates more of an engaging, roleplaying entertainment platform, truly becoming a "second" life. The creation of Kinfolk o...

The technical and economic growth of digital environments allows new mediums for storytelling to create immersive narratives through properties such as video games and virtual dungeons of internet role-playing games. For instance, games such as The Sims series, are entirely dependent on players' choices for unique gameplay. The "sims" characters that we create in the game all live different lives, have different careers, and have different relationships with other sims. Such a way of gameplay offers total freedom for players to make their own life stories and make changes at any given moment. The game also offers players the pleasure of building detailed virtual places. In other digital platforms, such as social media and media-sharing sites, exists new and innovative transmedia storytelling techniques such as ARG (alternate reality games). ARG is an interactive narrative that employs social media platforms to deliver stories that could be altered y players' choices a...