Game-Play and Dialogue Synthesis in an RPG

This thesis details a design process that generates a synthesis between active-driven game-play and dialogue within a computer role playing game (RPG). I intend to generate a process where the player co-evolves with the narrative aspect of an RPG to increase his opportunity to engage and effect the narrative of the game experience. By introducing design methodologies into a game development context, I created adaptive tools through participatory design methods in order to better understand and alleviate points of negative friction during game-play in an RPG. My goal is to facilitate a smoother and more immersive game experience by combining game-play and dialogue together, with both spaces governed by the same cause-and-effect mechanism.