TY  - BOOK
AU  - Iuppa,Nicholas V.
AU  - Borst,Terry
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - Story and simulations for serious games: tales from the trenches 
SN  - 9780080467207 (e-book)
AV  - QA76.9.C65 I86 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Amsterdam, London
PB  - Focal
KW  - Digital computer simulation
KW  - Computer games
KW  - Programming
KW  - Hobbies and Games
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Computer games / online games: strategy guides
KW  - thema
KW  - Computer programming / software engineering
KW  - Electronic, holographic & video art
KW  - Games development & programming
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9780240807881; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - Serious games are computer and video games that are intended to train or educate users. This text features a unique blend of theory and application, providing a much-needed tutorial on how to conceive and then build an engaging simulation for serious games; How to create a simulation where participants have a sense of freedom and personal control while still maintaining the structure necessary for an effective story is a difficult task indeed. This book examines how to create an engaging, effective story (necessary to teach participants), while relating practical considerations of building a simulation. It also looks at stories as classic ways of teaching and gathering knowledge and considers other theories of interactive narrative design such as synthetic story creation and management and participant-generated story experiences. It also discusses enabling technologies in artificial intelligence, synthetic characters design and development, speech recognition technology, 3D modelling, and the future of story-driven games. Story Driven Simulations reviews the existing efforts in this field as well as focusing on the recent efforts of Paramount Pictures and The Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California, where this expert author team created successful simulations for the U.S. Army, Department of Defense, as well as other educational simulations
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