Decision Making in Choice-Based Narrative Video Games by Evie Cooper

Research Question

evieprue — 2024-11-15 21:15:48 UTC

How do choice-based narrative video games influence our decision-making process?

Hypothesis 1:

Video games divert our typical decision-making process by allowing us to see the effects of our decisions and those affected.

Hypothesis 2: Video game real-time events force us to quickly make decisions and force us to our first instinct.

Thesis

evieprue — 2024-11-15 21:17:05 UTC

unsure, but for now

Through the Lens of Man Of Medan, a Dark Pictures Anthology game, we find that choice-based narrative games use a direct connection between real-time events and a cause and effect relationship to influence player decision-making.

Counterargument:

Is this measurable? Is it the game that creates this impact or the narrative itself?

Exhibit Source

evieprue — 2024-11-15 21:17:39 UTC

Man of Medan features a roster of real actors in a story influenced by player decisions during real-time events. The player both observes the story and takes turns between action and reaction.

I will analyze scenes from the game and explain the ways in which decision making is able to be done in the game.

Argument Source

evieprue — 2024-11-15 21:17:52 UTC

This is an article from a famous video games site. I can use this to discuss some scenes and why people deem certain decisions so important.

https://gamerant.com/man-of-medan-important-choices-game/

Background Source

evieprue — 2024-11-15 21:18:27 UTC

A neuroscience paper about decision making. I will use this for background information on decision making itself.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03181-9