Creating an Educational Video Game - Visual Novel on the History of First World War: Game Mechanics and Screens (Project)

Student: Sukhorukova Ekaterina

Educational Programme: Media Communications (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2021

The final qualifying work is presenting the study of the phenomenon of game narrative for educational purposes, through game mechanics and space in order to get ready to realize a visual novel about the First World War. The research draws on current research in the fields of video game development, gamification, psychology and education. The result of the activity is the description of game mechanics suitable for project, as well as rendered screens, which can be further used as a reference for the realization of game app interfaces.

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