Description: Story Mode : The Creative Writer's Guide to Narrative Video Game Design, Paperback by Case, Julialicia; Freeze, Eric; Pane, Salvatore, ISBN 135030137X, ISBN-13 9781350301375, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Against the backdrop of a hyper-competitive AAA industry and the perception that it is a world reserved for top programmers and hard-core 'gamers', Story Mode offers an accessible entry-point for all into writing and designing complex and emotionally affecting narrative video games. The first textbook to combine game design with creative writing techniques, this much-needed resource makes the skills necessary to consume and create and multi-modal stories attainable and fun. Appealing to the growing calls for greater inclusivity and access to this important contemporary apparatus of expression, this book offers low-cost, accessible tools and instruction that bridge the knowledge gap for creative writers, showing them how they can merge their skill-set with the fundamentals of game creation and empowering them to produce their own games which push stories beyond the page and the written word. Broken down into 4 sections to best orientate writers from any technological background to the strategies of game production, this book offers: - Contextual and introductory chapters exploring the history and variety of various game genres. - Discussions of how traditional creative writing approaches to character, plot, world-building and dialogue can be utilised in game writing. - An in-depth overview of game studies concepts such as game construction, interactivity, audience engagement, empathy, real-world change and representation that orientate writers to approach games from the perspective of a designer. - A whole section on the practical elements of work-shopping, tools, collaborative writing as well as extended exercises guiding readers through long-term, collaborative, game-centred projects using suites and tools like Twine, Audacity, Bitsy, and GameMaker. Featuring detailed craft lessons, hands-on exercises and case studies, this is the ultimate guide for creative writers wanting to diversify into writing for interactive, and contemporary modes of storytelling. Designed not to lay out a roadmap to a successful career in the games industry but to empower writers to experiment in a medium previously regarded as exclusive, this book demystifies the process behind creating video games, orienting readers to a wide range of new possible forms and inspiring them to challenge mainstream notions of what video games can be and become.
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Book Title: Story Mode : The Creative Writer's Guide to Narrative Video Game
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Story Mode : the Creative Writer's Guide to Narrative Video Game Design
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: General, Video & Electronic, Electronics / Digital, Composition & Creative Writing
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2024
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Sports & Recreation, Language Arts & Disciplines, Games & Activities
Author: Julialicia Case, Salvatore Pane, Eric Freeze
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
