| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Annotation 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 Toolboxwalks 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." |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. What is narrative design? -- ch. 2. The concept -- ch. 3. Worldbuilding -- ch. 4. Characters -- ch. 5. Story -- ch. 6. Implementation and production -- ch. 7. Dialogue -- ch. 8. Cutscenes and cinematics -- ch. 9. Troubleshooting. |
| Access |
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Terms Of Use |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Subject |
Video games -- Design.
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Video games -- Programming.
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Video games -- Authorship.
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Jeux vidéo -- Conception. |
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Jeux vidéo -- Programmation. |
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Jeux vidéo -- Art d'écrire. |
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Computer games -- Design |
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Video games -- Programming |
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Computerspiel |
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Entwurf |
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Design |
| Added Author |
Finley, Toiya Kristen, author.
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Hepler, Jennifer Brandes, author.
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Lemay, Ann, author.
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| Other Form: |
Heussner, Tobias. Game narrative toolbox. Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2015 9781138787087 (DLC) 2014045001 (OCoLC)889167969 |
| ISBN |
9781317661627 (electronic bk.) |
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1317661621 (electronic bk.) |
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1138787086 |
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9781138787087 |
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9781315766836 (e-book) |
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1315766833 (e-book) |
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9781317661634 |
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131766163X |
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9781317661610 |
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1317661613 |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781315766836 doi |
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