Adventures in the Classroom Creating Role-Playing Games Based on Traditional Stories for the High School Curriculum

<p>The goal of this thesis is to develop a template for turning traditional stories into role-playing games for the high school curriculum. By developing 3 sample games based on Greek mythology, Arthurian legends, and a widespread folktale type, I explored the process of creating games that fit the limits of secondary classrooms and can be used to address specific educational standards. The sample games were tested with groups of high school and college students, and the results of the testing sessions evaluated in a narrative case study format. Feedback from the testing sessions was incorporated in the template, the final product of the thesis project. By exploring tabletop role-playing as a form of emergent interactive storytelling, a connection has been created between traditional storytelling and popular culture with the hope of reaching out to new audiences and introducing a stronger interactive element into storytelling in secondary education.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Reading

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Zalka, Csenge Virág

• Mythology
• Education
• High School
• Game Design
• Folktales
• Role-playing
• Storytelling
• Games
• Art and Design
• Arts and Humanities
• Educational Methods

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1469

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-2662