1.
GRAHAM
STANLEY
@GRAHAMSTANLEY
25th July 2020
ONLINE
INTERACTIVE
STORYTELLING
GAMES

2.
Think about the following.
What role do games play in your
teaching?
Do you use games with learners
often/sometimes/rarely/never?
Outside of class do your learners
play games? How often?
What type of games do you and your
learners play?
Have you ever played a role-
playing game?
What do you think an online
INTERACTIV
E
STORYTELLI
NG
GAMES
REFLECTIO
N
https://ltsig.iatefl.org/ltsig-mo

3.
Role-Playing-Games and English
Lessons by Elena Pereseada.
Lockdown learning – Role-play
Games Online by James Egerton.
James has developed several games
for language learning,
including Saving the Princess (a
prepositions quest)
Hiking Adventure. Role-play games
in the classroom by Mike Astbury
Five Best Practices Teachers Can
Learn from Dungeon Masters by
Paul Darvasi.
INTERACTIV
E
STORYTELLI
NG
GAMES
READING
https://ltsig.iatefl.org/ltsig-mo
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INTERACTIV
E
STORYTELLI
NG
GAMES
PLAY TESTS
https://ltsig.iatefl.org/ltsig-mo
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2
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A fortnight to cross the
valley. Watch part of the recording
of the playtest of this
game (Webheads in Action weekly
meeting)
Get the Treasure and Escape the
Island! Watch part of the recording
of the playtest (Association for
Language Learning)
A quiet year. Quiet Year

5.
• Interactive
storytelling
• Example games
• Escape the
family dinner
party
• Get the
Treasure and
escape the
island
ONLINE
INTERACTIVE
STORYTELLING
GAMES
Who am I ?

6.
What is an interactive story?
An interactive story is a guided short
story in text form, with questions. It is a
speaking acivity, with students working
in pairs. The storyteller has a handout of
the story and reads it stopping to ask
the listener questions. The storyteller
continues when happy with the
responses.
http://englishconversations.org/interactive-stories
Mark White
ONLINE
INTERACTIVE
STORYTELLING
GAMES

7.
THE
SMALL
TOWN
PHOTOGRAPHER
The small town photographer
A photographer
(What is his name?)
lives in a small town
(Where is it?) where
he has successfully
made a good living
for many years. In
the window of his
shop he proudly
displays some of the
wedding
photographs he has
taken of happy
couples over the
years.

8.
INTERACTIVE
STORYTELLIN
G GAMES
Similar to role-playing games
(RPG)
Interactive story-telling games
+ co-created, more open-ended
stories
+ random events and outcomes
+ facilitated by a Games Master
(GM)
+ longer activities (several
classes)
RPG in ELT

9.
A live listening / interactive story / escape room
role-playing game
#ELTESCAPE
Graham Stanley, May 2020
ESCAPE THE FAMILY DINNER PARTY

10.
Small talk
What language do we use for socialising?
Apologising and making excuses
What things do we say to apologise / to make excuses?
ESCAPE THE FAMILY DINNER PARTY

11.
Small talk
The weather’s lovely/horrible today, isn’t it? How is school / work?
Did you see the news today? What’s new?
How was your week / weekend? Did you have a good day?
Apologising and making excuses
I’m very sorry, but… Unfortunately, I have to…
Sorry for the inconvenience, but… I’m afraid I have to…
I’m sorry to trouble you, but… I hate to say this, but…
I’ve got a bit of a problem, you see… Apologies, but…
ESCAPE THE FAMILY DINNER PARTY

12.
What was it we have
to remember to do?

13.
19:00

14.
19:30

15.
19:45

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20:00

17.
20:15

18.
20:30

19.
20:45

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21:00

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21:3021:30
21:30

22.
GET THE
TREASURE
AND
ESCAPE
THE
ISLAND
Graham Stanley
@grahamstanley
June 2020
An #ELTESCAPE
ADVENTURE FOR
LEARNERS

23.
TREASURE
ISLAND
-You have followed the old
man’s instructions and have
at last found the secret
island.
-You have a map and know
where the treasure is
hidden…or so you think.
-You and your new friends
have one last chance to find
it.

24.
WHO ARE
YOU?
-What is your name?
-Where are you from?
-What do you do?
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- - - - -
And most importantly…
…what do you secretly want?
At any point during the game,
you can reveal your hidden
secret and try to accomplish
it. If you do not do this during
the game, then it will happen
at the end of the game.

25.
WHAT MAKES
FINDING THE
TEASURE
DIFFICULT?
-1)
-2)
-3)
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Decide together what three
things are going to make
your adventure difficult.

26.
CHALLENGE
S
The game will consist of 6
turns.
During the first 5 turns,
there will be a challenge to
overcome.
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Each character needs to
write a challenge (do not tell
the others)
Example challenges:

27.
SUCCESS
During each of the 5 turns,
we will randomly select a
challenge.
Each turn a different
character will decide what to
do to try to overcome a
challenge
We will select a chip from a
bag to see if you are
successful or not.
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28.
CHALLENGE
1
Set the scene
Describe the challenge
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How will you overcome the
challenge?
Chances left = 10

29.
CHALLENGE
2
Set the scene
Describe the challenge
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How will you overcome the
challenge?
Chances left = 10

30.
CHALLENGE
3
Set the scene
Describe the challenge
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
How will you overcome the
challenge?
Chances left = 10

31.
CHALLENGE
4
Set the scene
Describe the challenge
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
How will you overcome the
challenge?
Chances left = 10

32.
CHALLENGE
5
Set the scene
Describe the challenge
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - -
How will you overcome the
challenge?
This is the final challenge and
your chance to get the
treasure!
Chances left = 10

33.
PERSONAL
CHALLENGE
S
Now it’s time to reveal your
hidden wants and see you
have been able get what you
wanted if you haven’t
already revealed them
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34.
INTERACTIVE
STORYTELLIN
G GAMES
Designing your own
Start with LEARNING OBJECTIVES
OISGs should be…
+ co-created, open-ended
stories
+ random events and outcomes
+ player agency (not
predetermined)
+ facilitated by a Games Master
(GM)
RPG in ELT

35.
INTERACTIVE
STORYTELLIN
G GAMESGRAHAM
STANLEY
@GRAHAMSTANLEY
25th July 2020
https://www.slideshare.net/bcgstanley