This Master’s Thesis developed the start of a methodology for designing games were mechanics, systems, and player motivation (labeled as context & emotion) all synergized to create ludonarrative harmony–when the gameplay matches the overall narrative of the game. 

Goals while developing this first playable demo were to:

• Study ludonarrative harmony in game and level design
• Design a game design framework for achieving ludonarrative harmony
• Prove the effectiveness and iterate on game design models while testing the theory in a level
• Establish key principles for creating levels and games with narrative and gameplay synergy
• Develop a practical example in a single-player level