environmental storytelling
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The art of conveying narrative elements through the game's environment rather than direct exposition; the method of using a space's design, objects, and subtle details to create a story that players can piece together on their own, making them active participants in the narrative.
Uncountable
phrase
Accompanying a photograph or screenshot, noting that a preceding event, or sequence of events, can be easily inferred or imagined.
Humorous
Example Sentences
- "Environmental storytelling is less direct. Instead of explicitly describing events, environmental storytelling shows the final outcome of a sequence of events, then it invites players to make up their own stories about what happened to cause that outcome."
Etymology
From environmental + storytelling. The phrase gained prominence as an internet meme and caption for images on Twitter in the early 2020s. (See KYM.)