Michael Breault

Narrative Design (eBook, PDF)

The Craft of Writing for Games

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A detailed look at the roles narrative designers (writers) play in the game industry, from the point of view of a game design educator and 35-year industry veteran. Templates and detailed instructions are given for readers to create a portfolio of work that could lead to a job in the game industry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429577468
• Artikelnr.: 59303276

Autorenporträt

Michael Breault is a 35-year industry veteran who has worked on just over 130 games. Much of his work in the game industry has been as a writer or narrative designer (the rest has been as a game designer). For the last few years, he has been teaching narrative design and game design at several universities, currently at Webster University in St. Louis. The courses he creates and teaches are based on the tasks narrative designers and game designers do every day while developing games, providing students with a real-world view of the work they will be doing as writers and designers in the game industry.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
What Is Narrative Design? 1 Chapter 2
What Is Game Design? 9 Chapter 3
Story in Games 17 Chapter 4
Game Development as a Craft 25 Chapter 5
The Idea Is Everything
and Nothing 31 Chapter 6
The Player
s the Thing 41 Chapter 7
The Team
s the Thing, Too 47 Chapter 8
Game Genres and Their Players 57 Chapter 9
The Game Development Process 63 Chapter 10
Writing and Design for Analog Games 75 Chapter 11
Writing Advice 81 Chapter 12
Teaching Narrative Design and Game Design 89 Chapter 13
Career Opportunities in the Game Industry 99 APPENDIX A: PUBLICATIONS LIST, 105 APPENDIX B: CLASS SYLLABI, 113 APPENDIX C: COURSE ASSIGNMENTS (INSTRUCTIONS AND TEMPLATES), 145

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Chapter 1 What Is Narrative Design? 1

Chapter 2 What Is Game Design? 9

Chapter 3 Story in Games 17

Chapter 4 Game Development as a Craft 25

Chapter 5 The Idea Is Everything...and Nothing 31

Chapter 6 The Player's the Thing 41

Chapter 7 The Team's the Thing, Too 47

Chapter 8 Game Genres and Their Players 57

Chapter 9 The Game Development Process 63

Chapter 10 Writing and Design for Analog Games 75

Chapter 11 Writing Advice 81

Chapter 12 Teaching Narrative Design and Game Design 89

Chapter 13 Career Opportunities in the Game Industry 99

APPENDIX A: PUBLICATIONS LIST, 105

APPENDIX B: CLASS SYLLABI, 113

APPENDIX C: COURSE ASSIGNMENTS (INSTRUCTIONS AND

TEMPLATES), 145