Abstract: "Amongst the highly interactive media of modern times,
video-games are the highlight of digital interactive story-
worlds. With a push towards ever increasing player free-
dom, video-games have started oering large explorable
worlds for the player to delve into. However exploring
the digital space in itself often has no meaningful bear-
ing on the story. What could be done to make exploring
these vast digital worlds itself the catalyst for unfolding a
story? Within my research paper, I will investigate what
techniques allow for a story-immersive reason to explore,
and how a story may be born from exploring."