Week 11:00 VR Narrative Research

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I interested in how narrative structure may be applied in google spotlight stories.

🔲 Open World Narrative 

🔲 Theme exploration 

🔲 Branching narrative 

🔲 Linear narrative as in the hero stories 

🔲 central storyline with additional micro stories






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