#Videogames

Keeping the Player at the Heart of the Story

The following is the first chapter in Narrative Tactics for Mobile and Social Games: Pocket-Sized Storytelling (CRC Press), due to be...

Toiya Kristen Finley

Mar 14, 201814 min read

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I’m pleased to announce that my next book project is Narrative Tactics for Mobile and Social Games: Pocket-Sized Storytelling, a...

Toiya Kristen Finley

Mar 14, 20184 min read

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In case you missed them: “Part One: Mechanics Are Clichés Too!” “Part Two: Where’d This Come from, Anyway? Some Case Studies” "Part...

Toiya Kristen Finley

Feb 17, 20165 min read

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Over on Tumblr, I wonder why players need to make Firewatch's Delilah a co-conspirator: "Firewatch plays with several tropes found in...

Toiya Kristen Finley

Feb 15, 20161 min read

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In case you missed them: “Part One: Mechanics Are Clichés Too!” “Part Two: Where’d This Come from, Anyway? Some Case Studies” Potential...

Toiya Kristen Finley

Feb 10, 20166 min read

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In case you missed it: "Part One: Mechanics Are Clichés Too!" I first became interested in what I’m defining as contrary game design when...

Toiya Kristen Finley

Feb 3, 20168 min read

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This post series is based on a report I wrote at Project Horseshoe. I’m not providing concrete answers here. Hopefully, I’m exploring...

Toiya Kristen Finley

Jan 28, 20164 min read

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