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ISBN 10: 0367191539
ISBN 13: 9780367191535
Author: Michael Breault

Narrative Design
The Craft of Writing for Games

Narrative designers and game designers are critical to the development of digital and analog games. This book provides a detailed look at the work writers and designers perform every day on game development projects. It includes practical advice on how to break into the game industry as a writer or game designer. Readers can use the templates and detailed instructions provided here to create lively portfolios that will help open the door to jobs in the game industry. Key features of this book: • An intimate look at the workings of AAA game development from someone who has spent decades embedded on teams at well-known companies. • An insider’s look at the game industry, including advice on breaking into the industry. • Detailed instructions for creating a portfolio to demonstrate narrative design and game design skills to prospective employers. • Lessons and exercises to help students develop narrative design and game design skills. • A how-to guide for college instructors teaching classes in narrative design and game design. Detailed assignments and syllabi are included. Author Bio: Michael Breault is a 35-year industry veteran who has contributed his writing and game design skills to over 130 published games. He currently teaches narrative design and game design courses at Webster University in St. Louis. The courses he creates and teaches are based on the tasks narrative designers and game designers undertake every day while developing games. These classes provide his students with a real-world view of the work they will be doing as writers and designers in the game industry.

Narrative Design The Craft of Writing for Games 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1 ▪ What Is Narrative Design?

Writer versus Narrative Designer

Narrative Design

Writing

Designing

Interacting and Collaborating

Narrative Design Tasks

Chapter 2 ▪ What Is Game Design?

Game Design Definition #1

Game Design Definition #2

Game Design Definition #3

Putting It All Together

Game Systems and Game Mechanics

Flow and Progression

Chapter 3 ▪ Story in Games

What Is a Story?

Story in Games

Who Creates a Game’s Story?

Plot vs. Story

Telling Stories without Writing

Chapter 4 ▪ Game Development as a Craft

Soft Skills

Chapter 5 ▪ The Idea Is Everything…and Nothing

Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

The Power of Your Subconscious

Ideas and Games

Concept Documents

Chapter 6 ▪ The Player’s the Thing

Who Are Your Players?

What Do Players Want?

How Are You Going to Deliver That Experience?

Playtesting

Remember, the Player’s the Thing

Chapter 7 ▪ The Team’s the Thing, Too

The Game Development Team

Working with Everyone

Analog Game Development Teams

What This Means for Instructors and Students

Chapter 8 ▪ Game Genres and Their Players

Genre Expectations

Chapter 9 ▪ The Game Development Process

Digital Game Development—Pre-Production

Marketing/Audience Info

Digital Game Development—Implementation

For Students and Instructors in Classrooms

Chapter 10 ▪ Writing and Design for Analog Games

Similarities and Differences

Special Design Considerations for Analog Games

Chapter 11 ▪ Writing Advice

Story and Gameplay

How Writing Stories for Games Differs

How Writing for Games Is the Same

Chapter 12 ▪ Teaching Narrative Design and Game Design

SMART Goal-Setting

Backward Design

Backward Design for a Narrative Design Class

Backward Design for a Game Design Class

Feedback

Chapter 13 ▪ Career Opportunities in the Game Industry

Connections

Breaking into the Game Industry

Indies vs. AAA

Appendix A: Publications List

Computer and Video Games

Computer Game Strategy Guides

Board Games

Paper Role-Playing Games

Appendix B: Class Syllabi

Narrative Design I

Narrative Design II

Analog Game Design

World Design

Intro to Digital Game Design

Senior Overview

Appendix C: Course Assignments (Instructions and Templates)

Narrative Design I

Narrative Design II

Analog Game Design

World Design

Introduction to Digital Game Design

Senior Overview

 

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