> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bcds.gitbook.io/handbook/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bcds.gitbook.io/handbook/digital-scholarship-methods/overview/hypertext/narratives-games.md).

# Narratives & Games

Hypertexts can be structured to create narrative paths and games. While a typical website platform like [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/) can be used to create such experiences, tools like [Twine](https://twinery.org/) and [Scalar](https://scalar.me/anvc/scalar/) were designed specifically for such purposes.

### Paths

*A Case of Hysteria*, also an example of a digital exhibit, uses Scalar to create paths that take users through different topics.

[**Visit the site to explore the paths.**](https://scalar.usc.edu/works/a-case-of-hysteria/index)

![](/files/-MS4qV-VJO_a63JnC_Fv)

### Games

*The Anachronist,* created in Twine, is an example of both a narrative and a game in which players make choices that determine the outcome. 

[**Visit to interact with the game.**](http://peterlevine.ws/anachronist/)

![ The Anachronist  introduction page](/files/-MRQvgeZOCBxVol1jyiZ)

![A page from the Anachronist ](/files/-MS4ldQQMUftSf-J9pzN)