# Key Terms — Story Structure, Characters, Setting, & Conflict

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:28:05-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 5: Game Design Storytelling&
Nonlinear Narratives / Lesson 1: Story Structure, Characters, Setting, & Conflict

## Vocabulary focus

Hero's Journey, Character Archetype, Narrative Arc, Conflict, Environmental Storytelling,
Worldbuilding, Exposition, Dialogue, Lore, Protagonist

## Build your glossary

For each term or concept, write an explanation in your own words and add an example
from this lesson. Check your explanation against the lesson resources.

  |  Term or concept |  My explanation |  Example |  
   |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |  
 |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |

## Resources

 * **Setting, Story and Systems in That Order**
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 * [Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohHLUKj3NTk)