Cultural Narratives in Game Design

Game studies scholars have focused on many aspects of culture in digital games [16] [20] [26] and related areas in game production [4] [23]. This study, however, focuses on culture from a game designer’s perspective and on the cultural narrative game designers communicate through their designs. This study will examine 1) The ways in which game designers reflect on the concept of culture 2) The choices game designer’s make in designing a game and 3) The ways in which game designers reflect on how culture may inform game design. This work extends beyond game studies, as it is applicable the design of other interactive technologies like websites and mobile applications and informs cultural studies in the design of technology products.