Can computer games help us to address societal challenges?

   [1]https://www.uib.no/fg/elektronisklitteratur/128892/hartmut-koenitz-r
   epresentations-complexity-interactive-digital

   Narratives have an essential role in recording, communicating and
   comprehending human existence. As the world around us
   becomes increasingly complex, traditional narrative forms are no longer
   adequate for this task. The discrepancy between our complex reality and
   a discourse still depends on the newspaper article and the TV newscasts
   open up opportunities for political extremism. What is needed instead
   are narrative representations of complexity. This means re-inventing
   narrative by using the opportunities afforded by digital media to
   create representations that contain competing perspectives, offer
   choices and show the resulting consequences while allowing for repeat
   experiences.

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   Hartmut Koenitz is Professor for Interactive Narrative Design at HKU
   University of the Arts Utrecht, researching Interactive Digital
   Narrative in Video Games and other emerging digital formats.Previously,
   he held the position of Assistant Professor in Mass Media Arts at the
   University of Georgia, and was a lecturer at Georgia Tech's School of
   Literature, Communication, and Culture. He also worked as a journalist,
   lecturer, book author, trainer, programmer, administrator and technical
   consultant.
    He was the CTO and lead programmer for the startup company
   [2]designnet.de. Hartmut wrote over 150 articles on digital technology
   and published two computer books. He taught over 40 courses on topics
   ranging from introduction to basic computer usage to video production
   and interactive narrative at FU Berlin, Tübingen University, and
   Georgia Tech. His list of clients as a consultant on media-related
   projects include Stanford University in Berlin, Ekuinteractive, Virtual
   College Berlin, and the Institute for Museum Research in Berlin

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   Scott Rettberg
   Professor of Digital Culture, University of Bergen
   My new book Electronic Literature is now available from
   Polity: [3]http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509516773

References

   1. https://www.uib.no/fg/elektronisklitteratur/128892/hartmut-koenitz-representations-complexity-interactive-digital
   2. http://designnet.de/
   3. http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509516773