How Do Information Games Apply Environmental Storytelling in Implicit Tutorials to Enable Players’ Knowledge Acquisition and Freedom to Explore?
Authors: Fei Zhang ; Pengcheng Du
Journal: Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies (JSSHRS)
Published: 2026-04-30 · Volume 2, Issue 04, pp. 475-486
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E4/2026-22
Abstract
This thesis explores the way environmental storytelling is applied to implicit tutorials in information games, which allows players to acquire knowledge and freely explore through experiential learning. By analyzing case studies of Chant of Sennaar (Rundisc, 2023), Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital, 2019)