Pause & Effect: The Art of Interactive Narrative

One. Theory & Principle

Authors have one thing in common: They have a perspective to convey. Playwrights, journalists, historians, fiction writers, and biographers all have a story to tell. Their story is their perspective.

If humanity were a building, each author would be a window. The view from that window would be the picture each author paints. It’s a view that explains a little bit more about the confusing things we call “Life” and “Reality.” A narrative is an individual’s perspective of the surrounding landscape. It’s one small view on the big picture. For millennia, we’ve used our perspectives and stories to find a larger perspective on what’s been called “The Human Condition.” And stories are what we rely on. Stories are what we use to ...