Volume 4,Issue 1
Research on the Design of Interactive Narrative Mode for Puzzle Games
With the rapid development of the current digital culture industry and the continuous maturity of the game industry, using different narrative logic and interaction design to empower puzzle games and provide players with diverse participation opportunities and rich narrative experiences is gradually becoming an important trend in the digital culture industry and the game industry. By combining specific game cases and using the three-dimensional model of “narrative structure-interaction mechanism-player experience” as a framework, this article explores the practical paths of different narrative modes in puzzle games and their deep impact on player experience. The study found that the narrative mode in the game will not only bring different responses to the development of the game, but also the players participating in the game will have a unique gaming experience due to the change of the narrative mode. The article also studies the development trends of modern puzzle games in terms of mode integration and technological innovation. This article not only fills the research gap in puzzle game narrative mode design, but also provides a practical path for the deepening of interactive narrative theory and game design.
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