Role Playing Game (RPG ) Video Games and Loneliness: An Analysis of Finding Paradise Narrative

The research argued that ‘Finding Paradise’, the third installment of adventure RPG video games developed and published by Freebird Games, embodied excellent storytelling techniques for illustrating loneliness those who experienced it in society. Paradise’ narrative used immersive technology to let players experience subject at hand with their own senses. Video game design aimed relevancy contemporary society’s realities as well compelling storytelling. Close reading was break down narratives into smaller aspects strengthen articulate a more connected relationship text; result, researchers could draw interpretations within text. By incorporating Herman’s fundamental components examining how stories can be teaching tool using reader-response approach, concluded subcomponents game’s narrative, specifically representation situatedness, event sequencing, worldmaking, reality representation, provide good example developing well-crafted non-judgmental mental illness individuals suffer from also EFL/ESL classroom.