Agency is perhaps the most important distinction between video games and any other form of entertainment. You have no control over how the characters fare in any book, TV or film, but in games, the ...

The landscape of adventure games has significantly changed in recent years, evolving from linear narratives to complex, player-driven experiences. As of January 2025, storytelling in modern adventure ...

Italian theater director Paolo Sacerdoti is making his gaming debut with “Hail Macbeth,” an interactive adaptation of Shakespeare‘s tragedy that blurs the line between player, character and fate. The ...

Operative Games is creating persistent AI characters that interact with users through real phone calls and messages. Their Story Engine inverts traditional screenwriting – human writers focus on ...

Interactive reading applications such as Epic, PIBOCO, and Raz-Kids are explicitly designed for children. Storytime allows parents to read stories to their children via video calls, using filters and ...

Telltale Games has cornered the market on iPad episodic content, resurrecting classics like Monkey Island Tales and exploring new game IPs such as Back to the Future. And that's something the company ...

Shayna Josi is a Features Writer from South Africa. Shayna has always been passionate about stories, and has dedicated her life to learning how to tell them. Aside from writing about her favorite ...

Something to look forward to: E-ink technology has come a long way over the last few years. We're now seeing displays with 60Hz refresh rates and color e-ink monitors, but this latest device is ...