Storytelling in Video Games

Amy M. Green is an assistant professor-in-residence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her work with video games has appeared in numerous academic journals, public speaking engagements, and a TEDxTalk. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Digital Storytelling and the Importance of Play2. Structural Features of Digital Stories: Agency, Immersion and World Building3. The Primacy of Story Part 1: ­Long-Form Storytelling in Digital Narratives4. The Primacy of Story Part 2: Shorter Playtimes, Profound Storytelling5. Video Game Study and the Higher Education ClassroomChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex