Will electronic media kill what the book buried?

Before we had the book, we had the bard, the minstrel, the storyteller.  In the dark evenings, we hungered for them to be singing, chanting, reciting from memory, improvising a tale.  The storyteller put his or her full body and spirit into portrayal, owning a room and whatever numbers there, directing the breath and heartbeat and emotion of those present -- those compelled to presence in a sacred moment.

Probably when most nongamers think about online multiplayer games like World of Warcraft, they don't of these games as promoting a culture of youth literacy -- but maybe we should look again.

MMORPGs (massive multiplayer online role-playing games) are narratives.  To further the narrative you have to perform tasks, and more and more often your choices will influence future narrative options.  Your ability to work with others cooperatively also unlocks content with story and information that would otherwise be inaccessible to you.