Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the narrative structure and examine how to enjoy Romance of the Three Kingdom that has reorganized the original text of the same name in computer circumstances nowadays. Romance of the Three Kingdom Ⅺ uses simulation models that consist of many variables and mathematical operations. The unfolding of events through simulations becomes complex, and game players' various choices intensify it, at last the whole shape of events looks like Rhizome. However, the expansion of game story doesn't lead game play to chaos but gives order, because it was oriented by the facts in novel or history. "Scenario systems," "events systems," "patch programs," and "editor programs" make game story follow the original story. Above all game players’ using of patch programs and editor programs means that reader's sphere limited to "MimesisⅢ" in traditional narratives have extended to "MimesisⅠ" and "MimesisⅡ." And it shows the change in production and consumption of conventional literature. Meanwhile, the object of "the random story" is that hero chosen by game player will accomplish reunifying the whole country, and it makes "the random story" differ from "the back story" finally. In other words, "incompossible" series of events that stayed as potentiality in original story is able to be narrated, at this time the process of simulation as the "law of probability" will operate upon it. That makes game players' can write and read their own Romance of the Three Kingdom that is not equal to the origin. However game players doesn't content with it, they study the original text to make simulation process more flawless. In brief they make and enjoy virtual history with the antagonism between "the back story" and "the random story."