An Educator’s Guide to Interactive Digital Narrative: Syllabi and Resources From Around the World
What You’ll Find in This Collection:
Step into the emerging world of Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs), where storytelling meets innovation. From early AI experiments of the 1960s to today’s narrative video games, interactive documentaries, and immersive AR/VR experiences, IDNs are revolutionizing the way we teach, learn, and engage with complex stories.
As our media landscape grows more intricate, IDNs deliver comprehensive narratives—not just single perspectives. Educators worldwide are embracing this dynamic storytelling approach to help students tackle diverse, multifaceted topics and create powerful interactive stories.
This collection will give you what you need to get started.
The Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives (ARDIN), in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University’s Press, proudly presents the first edition of An Educator’s Guide to Interactive Digital Narrative: Syllabi and Resources from Around the World. This global, transdisciplinary, and continuously evolving collection is dedicated to educators, scholars, and practitioners who teach and develop Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs) across diverse fields—including storytelling, game development, journalism, AR/VR/XR, digital humanities, and more.
A Global, Open, and Evolving Resource
45 syllabi from university programs worldwide, this first edition offers a kaleidoscopic view of IDN as it solidifies into a recognized academic discipline. Each syllabus spotlights unique approaches to interactive storytelling, from foundational theories to hands-on best practices. To keep pace with the rapid innovations in industry and academia, new editions will be proposed every five years—ensuring educators always have access to the latest insights, tools, and teaching methodologies.
Who This Collection Serves
Teachers of Storytelling & Creative Writing: Discover new frameworks to guide students in crafting interactive fiction, digital poetry, branching narratives, and more.
Game & Interaction Design Faculty: Integrate narrative design fundamentals into game development, prototyping, and user experience.
Media & Communication Instructors: Explore interactive documentaries, transmedia projects, and innovative communication strategies for teaching emerging narrative formats
Emerging Media Educators: Access cutting-edge syllabi that blend immersive and AI technologies with interactive narrative theory.