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Abstract. This paper introduces the concept of Narrative Game-based Learning Objects (NGLOBs) as the basis for the creation and control of Story-based Digital Educational Games (DEGs).

Jesper Juul: "A Clash between Game and Narrative". Paper presented at the Digital Arts and Culture conference, Bergen, Norway, November 1998.

This is a great example of the narratology versus ludology debates that were going on in the 90s and early 2000s. Janet Murray's _Hamlet on the Holodeck_ was a key work, as Juul mentions.

Great summary/analysis article of games that use decks of cards to tell a story.

These two nerds hit the nail on the head about immersion, narrative, and the new media mistakes of video games. 

We might want to check this out at some point. Its narrative and trading mechanism might give us some good ideas.

Here's a discussion of 7 Grand Steps, which is a game about family lineage. Seems like it might give you some interesting ideas about your game. It's coming out June 7th. I'll probably get a copy from Steam if you want to check it out.

Interesting take on multiple layers of moral dilemmas  vs good-bad dichotomy in games. 

Just posting some of the links you sent me earlier. This is the article on building choices in games.

The Importance of Motivation By "Zoran Bekric" (zbekric@pplmail.com) Perhaps it's just my dramatic training coming through, but to me it seems self-evident that motivation is incredibly important. It is what defines a character and drives a story. MOTIVATION AND STORY In the classic formulation, 'drama is conflict.'

These guys are doing a kickstarter for an online, collaborative story building game. Looks like fun. 

Pretty amazing example of what is essentially a virtual game environment used as a learning tool. 

I hope we see more of this. I have teacher friends in Atlanta and New York who do similar RPG-based lessons. Great idea.