The Game Narrative Toolbox
Tobias Heussner, Toiya Kristen Finley, Jennifer Brandes Hepler, Ann Lemay
- 250 Seiten
- English
- ePUB (handyfreundlich)
- Über iOS und Android verfügbar
The Game Narrative Toolbox
Tobias Heussner, Toiya Kristen Finley, Jennifer Brandes Hepler, Ann Lemay
Über dieses Buch
Learn how to create compelling game storylines.
Four experiencednarrative designers from different genres of game developmenthave banded together tocreate this all-inclusive guide on what it's like to work as a writer and narrative designer in the videogame industry. From concept to final testing, The Game Narrative Toolbox walks readers through what role a narrative designer plays on a development team and what the requirements are at every stage of development. Drawing onreal experiences, authors Tobias Heussner, Toiya Finley, Ann Lemay, and Jennifer Hepler provideinvaluable advice for writing compelling player-centered stories and effective dialogue trees in orderto help readers make the switch from prose- or screen- writing to interactive. Accompanying every chapter are exercises that allow the reader to develop their own documentation, outlines, and game-dialogue samples for use in applying for industry jobs or developing independent projects.
This first installment of Focal Press's Game Design Workshops series is a must-have for individuals looking to create captivating storylines for games.