The always thoughtful Boxes and Arrows has a useful overview of the role of narrative in interaction design (beyond the obvious applications in gaming):
By making a conscious effort to integrate narrative into our work, we are better able to support creative learning, problem solving, and task completion by the people who use the things we build. At the very least, the experiences we create will be more engaging, both for the project team creating the experience and for the end users.
[via Boxes and Arrows]
Posted by johndan at October 29, 2004 09:52 AM