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English Language Arts · 9–12

The Evolution of Video Game Storytelling

Students explore how technological advances shaped storytelling in video games from the 1970s to the present.

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Students explore how technological advances shaped storytelling in video games from the 1970s to the present. Vocabulary, historical examples, comparison questions, and reflection prompts support analysis of interactivity, immersion, and linear versus nonlinear narratives.

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  • Students will analyze how technology influenced video game storytelling.
  • Students will compare linear and nonlinear narrative structures.
  • Students will explain how visual symbols, sound, and environmental design communicate story.
  • Students will reflect on differences between video game, book, and film narratives.