17 hours ago by A.R. Duckworth

In regard to fictional suspense, Carroll argues that the two logically opposed outcomes have a moral dimension. Carroll argues ‘In suspense fictions, the audience is provided, often aggressively, with a stake in one of the alternatives by having its moral sensibility drawn to prefer one of the uncer ...

1 day ago by Admin

You’d think there would be more point-and-click adventure games for touchscreen devices, but right now, it’s still a pleasant surprise when an App Store developer comes along with a new entry in the genre. The Lost City is a point-and-click adventure game in the tradition of games like Myst , and wh ...

1 day ago by Anja

Once upon a time handsome Mr Moon fell in love with beautiful Mrs Sun. He kept staring at her but she only had eyes for the earth. Every so often their ways were about to cross... While Mr Moon was getting closer he got so excited that he would hold his breath, getting bigger and bigger. But Mrs Sun ...

2 days ago by Heather Yaxley

In public relations, narrative offers a way to enable ideas, opinions, values and meaning to be expressed within a broader framework than the concept of “key messages”, which tend to reflect slogans, headlines and other contrived statements. Key messages can be part of the organizational narrative b ...

2 days ago by Nikki B

“I want, then, to distinguish between earned strength and unearned power. Conferred privilege can look like strength when it is in fact permission to escape or to dominate…Some [privileges], like the expectation that neighbors will be decent to you, or that your race will not count against you in co ...

2 days ago by Werehare

Questa settimana segnalo la tecnica narrativa dell’ “ incluing“, una tecnica fondamentale e tuttavia molto meno conosciuta della sua gemella kattiva… l’ infodumping. Incluing is a technique of world building, in which the reader is gradually exposed to background information about the world in which ...

3 days ago by Eliot Lefebvre

Filed under: Sci-fi, Culture, Previews, News items, WildStar Unless you were at PAX Prime last year, about all you've seen of WildStar in action has been the game's cinematic trailer. While it didn't give much of an idea of how the game played, said video certainly had a lot of style. According to t ...

3 days ago by msjamiekeiles

Photo by Ableandgame Jamie Keiles is a writer for Rookie Mag, the most incredible teen magazine that you never had when you were growing up. In her spare time, she stresses about things she can’t control, enthuses over condiments, and attends the University of Chicago. You can find her on Twitter, T ...

4 days ago by PW Creighton

Any narrative journey is a confluence of events, lives and emotions. It is a carnival ride that the participants are thrown onto and it's up to the gathered crowd to judge the entertainment value of watching participants on the rides. Like any carnival there are a great variety of rides available an ...

4 days ago

The 25 Most Awkward Cat Sleeping Positions (The Cuteness - it burns!) (tags: sleep cute photos cats ) U.S. drones targeting rescuers and mourners (tags: usa politics military pakistan afghanistan ) Government rejects pardon request for Alan Turing (tags: uk law lgbt AlanTuring ) Narrative is not a g ...