The Role of Narration in Educational Games

Abstract

This paper will discuss the role of narration in serious games and how to write a compelling narration for a serious game. While this study discusses the theoretical frame, the field study also supports the framework. The examples given here are taken from the conducted research and the writer's personal experience as an ESL teacher using serious gaming in teaching English. Immersion and interactivity are discussed in relation to narration and how they will help Serious game trough narration.