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title: Presentation formats
summary: >-
  The way text, images, sound and perspective are presented determines how the
  reader receives information.
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  - Visual novels
  - Presentation
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  - id: source-97967c9840cf314d
    title: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
    url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/'
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  preview:
    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
    title: Presentation formats
    description: >-
      The way text, images, sound and perspective are presented determines how
      the reader receives information.
    image:
      src: images/mechanics/narrative-doki-plus-00.webp
      width: 1440
      height: 810
      game: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
      sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/'
      originalUrl: >-
        https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1388880/ss_cb187541437380ddf83c5195402d81f9895f34fb.1920x1080.jpg?t=1769459840
      credit: Team Salvato / Serenity Forge
      rights: © Team Salvato / Serenity Forge. All rights reserved.
      caption: 'Background, portraits and text share one scene'
      alt: 'Background, portraits and text share one scene'
      markers:
        - x: 49
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          label: The text is tied to the speaker’s name and scene imagery
    tips:
      - Keep presentation from obstructing reading or identifying speakers.
    examples:
      - title: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
        url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/'
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provenance: >-
  Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on
  2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are
  preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire
  classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and
  editorial review.
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# Presentation formats

id: visual-novel--family-23
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/visual-novel--family-23
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/visual-novel--family-23/

The way text, images, sound and perspective are presented determines how the reader receives information.

## At a glance

![Background, portraits and text share one scene](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/narrative-doki-plus-00.webp)

[Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/) · © Team Salvato / Serenity Forge. All rights reserved.

1. The text is tied to the speaker’s name and scene imagery

- Keep presentation from obstructing reading or identifying speakers.

- [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)

## How it works

The way text, images, sound and perspective are presented determines how the reader receives information.

## Variants

### Variants and applications

<a id="family-23-variants"></a>

- ADV. Type: Feed. Rule: Lines and narration are shown in separate chunks, usually in a small text window. <a id="variant-vn-223"></a>
- N.V.L. Type: Feed. Rule: Several paragraphs simultaneously take up a significant portion of the screen. <a id="variant-vn-224"></a>
- Submission via messenger. Type: Feed. Rule: History is formatted as correspondence, notifications and calls. <a id="variant-vn-225"></a>
- Comics and interactive panels. Type: Feed. Rule: Replies and events are organized by frames. <a id="variant-vn-226"></a>
- Documentary presentation. Type: Feed. Rule: The plot is revealed through letters, protocols, diaries and case materials. <a id="variant-vn-227"></a>
- Submit via photo or video. Type: Feed. Rule: The story uses photographs of actors or video scenes. <a id="variant-vn-228"></a>
- Dynamic text. Type: Feed. Rule: The placement, appearance and change of text are involved in expressive presentation... <a id="variant-vn-229"></a>
- Visual and sound state of the scene. Type: Feed. Rule: Portraits, animation, camera angle, music, voice and effects convey the state of the scene... <a id="variant-vn-230"></a>

## Context and limits

Author's working classification for designing games and interactions. Options can overlap and combine; the list is not a generally accepted standard or proven exhaustive list. Application examples are conditional unless a specific verifiable observation is indicated nearby. Sources support individual techniques and technical limitations.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.

- [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/) (id: source-97967c9840cf314d)

CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors