Explores the relationship between interactive games and traditional narrative storytelling through the analysis and play of games, both analog and digital, alongside the study of fiction and narrative theory. The study of games will illuminate the function of character, genre, world building, and active readership in all narrative media while uncovering the special mode of creative production facilitated by the rules-governed and exploratory nature of non-linear game play.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level ENGL course with a D or better.