Research On The Design Of Cultural Heritage Serious Games Based On Interactive Narration

Cultural heritage is a treasure of all mankind,representing the historical and cultural process of humanity.With the development of information technology,cultural heritage has shown its new charm in the wave of digitization in the new era,and serious games are one of the most promising forms of digitization.However,most of the cultural heritage serious games in China are still focused on displaying cultural heritage,and insufficiently explore game mechanics and storytelling,resulting in a lack of playability.Interactive narrative is a new narrative tool that emerged with the development of digital media and gaming industries.In the game world constructed by interactive narrative,players can truly participate in the narrative.With the player’s autonomous decision-making,the direction and outcome of the narrative become more random,making game storytelling itself more attractive.I believe that this new form of storytelling can give cultural heritage serious games new life,endowing them with rich narrative and entertainment value,thus promoting the inheritance and development of cultural heritage.In this study,the author first defined the concepts of interactive narrative,cultural heritage,and serious games,and reviewed the research status of interactive narrative and cultural heritage serious games at home and abroad.Then,the relevant basic theories were summarized,and the application advantages of interactive narrative in cultural heritage serious games were explored.Next,the interactive narrative mode of cultural heritage serious games was elaborated from five aspects: "narrative content,narrative structure,narrative time and space,narrative expression,and narrative emotion," and a design model for cultural heritage serious games based on interactive narrative was constructed.Finally,the author explored the design path of cultural heritage serious games based on interactive narrative and selected the "Hakka Tulou" World Cultural Heritage as the theme for game design practice,creating the serious game "Dongshan Taoyuan Record".Compared with most of the cultural heritage serious games in China,the game "Dongshan Taoyuan Record" has higher degree of freedom,stronger playability,and richer storytelling.Players can explore to their hearts’ content in the ancient villages that restore the cultural style of the Hakka people,and learn about Hakka history,culture,and the construction techniques of Hakka Tulou through a fantastic narrative journey.In the game,the player’s decisions can change the development of the story,leading to completely different outcomes,bringing players a unique immersive gaming experience.The author hopes that this game can help promote the inheritance and development of the "Hakka Tulou" World Cultural Heritage,and also provide a reference for similar game designs.