Lesson Modules
These short games offer an immersive experience that goes beyond traditional literature, allowing students to interact with the narrative and make choices that affect the outcome.
By studying these games, students gain a deeper understanding of narrative technique, explore complex themes, and develop critical thinking skills in a dynamic and engaging way.
Teachers can read about these games in detail and use the provided sample questions to facilitate discussion and analytic writing.
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"Before Your Eyes" is an award-winning indie game that uses eye-tracking technology to tell an emotional story. Players relive the protagonist's memories, advancing the narrative with each blink. The game explores themes of memory, mortality, and the passage of time.
This game explores complex themes such as the reliability of memory, the impact of choices, and the nature of life and death. Our sample curriculum provides thought-provoking questions and discussion topics on how memories shape our identity, the consequences of our choices, and reflections on the brevity of life.
The world of "Inside" resembles our own––except that something has gone terribly wrong. The player plays as a young boy pursued through abandoned farms, cities, and flooded zones by a mysterious cohort of armed men who command dogs and a horde of seemingly lobotomized stooges. The player must evade these enemies while completing puzzles presented by the game environment.
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In narrative terms, "Inside"'s richness comes by way of suggestion. We learn bits and pieces about the game's world as we go, but these details often multiply new questions. This is true right up to the story's enigmatic conclusion.
This narrative-driven adventure game follows Edith Finch as she explores her family's abandoned home, uncovering the stories of her relatives through a series of interactive vignettes. Each story offers a unique gameplay experience, revealing the tragic and mysterious fate of each family member.
"Edith" explores complex themes such as the inevitability of death, the impact of family legacy, and the search for meaning distinct from family.