Living the Story:Embodied Narrative Meaning-Making in Character-Based Video Games

Xiang Kexin

This project examines the immersive, participatory narrative experiences in character-based video games through the lens of embodied cognition. It is expected to produce two key outcomes. First, an analytical framework for understanding players’ embodied narrative experiences in character-based video games; and second, a set of design strategies that enhance players’ embodied engagement with their characters and their characters’ stories, for either conventional video games or emerging LLM-powered video games.