Between story and gameplay: Exploring ludonarrative dissonance in video games
Authors
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Juan Francisco Hernández-Pérez
Universidad Católica de Murcia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5552-6462
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Sergio Albaladejo-Ortega
Universidad Católica de Murcia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-3243
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Daniel Raja-Aparicio
Universidad Católica de Murcia
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9685-0707
Abstract
This research aims to contribute to the understanding of the functionality of the phenomenon known as ludonarrative dissonance and to determine its usefulness as a video game tool, based on the belief that it can become both a challenge and an opportunity for designers, allowing the player's experience to be enriched. The methodology used offers a better understanding of this phenomenon from the point of view of the agents involved through two techniques: Focus Group with players and in-depth interviews with developers, academic researchers and specialized journalists. The results obtained indicate that dissonance should be treated as a resource that allows achieving a specific aesthetic and playable purpose, which makes it an unquestionable factor in the development process that supports part of the creative intentionality and generates new possibilities for the video-ludic medium.Keywords:
Video games, Game Studies, Ludonarrative Dissonance, Ludonarrative consonance, InteractivityReferences
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