Weimin Toh teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore. His main research areas are social semiotics, multimodal discourse analysis/multimodality, game studies and narratology. He is also interested in other research topics such as child language development.

• 1 Introduction2 A Multimodal Approach to Ludonarratology3 Theoretical Conceptualisation of the Ludonarrative Model 4 Ludonarrative Dissonance5 Ludonarrative Resonance6 Ludonarrative (Ir)relevance and the Player Experience7 Methodological Considerations in the Ludonarrative Model8 Narration I – Players’ Mental Models9 Narration II – Video Game Narrative Analysis Framework10 Gameplay I – Players’ Actions and Mechanics11 Gameplay II – Loop, Phase Types, and Stage(s)12 Video Games as Ludonarrative: Application and Future Directions

Weimin Toh teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore. His main research areas are social semiotics, multimodal discourse analysis/multimodality, game studies and narratology. He is also interested in other research topics such as child language development.

• 1 Introduction2 A Multimodal Approach to Ludonarratology3 Theoretical Conceptualisation of the Ludonarrative Model 4 Ludonarrative Dissonance5 Ludonarrative Resonance6 Ludonarrative (Ir)relevance and the Player Experience7 Methodological Considerations in the Ludonarrative Model8 Narration I – Players’ Mental Models9 Narration II – Video Game Narrative Analysis Framework10 Gameplay I – Players’ Actions and Mechanics11 Gameplay II – Loop, Phase Types, and Stage(s)12 Video Games as Ludonarrative: Application and Future Directions

Weimin Toh teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore. His main research areas are social semiotics, multimodal discourse analysis/multimodality, game studies and narratology. He is also interested in other research topics such as child language development.

• 1 Introduction2 A Multimodal Approach to Ludonarratology3 Theoretical Conceptualisation of the Ludonarrative Model 4 Ludonarrative Dissonance5 Ludonarrative Resonance6 Ludonarrative (Ir)relevance and the Player Experience7 Methodological Considerations in the Ludonarrative Model8 Narration I – Players’ Mental Models9 Narration II – Video Game Narrative Analysis Framework10 Gameplay I – Players’ Actions and Mechanics11 Gameplay II – Loop, Phase Types, and Stage(s)12 Video Games as Ludonarrative: Application and Future Directions