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The Use of Real-Time Mechanics to Increase Emotional Engagement and Immediacy in Interactive Fiction

The Use of Real-Time Mechanics to Increase Emotional Engagement and Immediacy in Interactive Fiction: A thesis submitted to the faculty of Interactive design and game development in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the digree of Master and Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development at Savannah College of Art and Design. by Timothy Samoff, eLearning © August 2017 Greg Johnson, Committee Chair David Meyers, Committee Member Adam Sulzdorf-Liszkiewicz, Committee Member This thesis offers a study of the effects of a select set of real-time systems and mechanics and how they transform the player’s experience while playing Interactive Fiction games. Ultimately, the study demonstrates that real-time mechanics increases emotional engagement and a sense of immediacy for the majority of players of Interactive Fiction games.

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