1. Kevin Blake

4. Pros  Require less content than nonlinear ones  Storytelling engine is simpler  Are less prone to bugs and absurdities  Cable of greater emotional power Cons  Deny the player agency

7. Branching Stories

9. Foldback Stories

11. Challenges and Choices

12. When to use Multiple Endings

13. Coarse Granularity  Narrative blocks are infrequent  StarCraft Fine Granularity  Narrative block are frequent  Indiana Jones Series Infinitesimal Granularity  Player is unaware of narrative events as separate from the rest of the game  Half-Life (comes close)

15. As a Series of Challenges or Choices

16. As a Journey

17. As a Drama