Video Game Writing : : From Macro to Micro /

Video Game Writing : : From Macro to Micro / / Maurice Suckling, Marek Walton.

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This insightful, revised book explores the challenging and evolving world of the games writer. Part I provides a fascinating overview of the history of games writing following its humble roots in the '60s to today’s triple-A titles; Part II asks and answers the key question: what does a games w...

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Suckling, Maurice,
Walton, Marek,
Place / Publishing House:Dulles, VA : : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (394 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • NOTE ON THE SECOND EDITION
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  • Part I Games Writing in Context
  • Chapter 1 A Brief History of Game Stories
  • Part II What Do Games Writers Do? And How Do They Do It?
  • Chapter 2 Decoding And Devising the Brief
  • Chapter 3 NDAs & Contracts
  • Chapter 4 Collaboration: Team Us
  • Chapter 5 Narrative Design
  • Chapter 6 Outlines & Treatments
  • Chapter 7 Character Documents
  • Chapter 8 Environmental Storytelling
  • Chapter 9 Writing Scripts
  • Chapter 10 Editing
  • Chapter 11 Consultancy
  • Chapter 12 Adaptations: Turning Other Things Into Games
  • Chapter 13 Other Roles of the Games Writer
  • PART III Beyond the Basics
  • Chapter 14 Why Have Stories At All?
  • Chapter 15 What is Plot and How does it Work?
  • Chapter 16 Other Resources for Writers: More Than Movies
  • Chapter 17 Marrying Design And Story: Driver 76 Case Study
  • Chapter 18 Storyloading
  • Chapter 19 Shifting Agency
  • Chapter 20 Time Gates and Act Stimulants
  • Chapter 21 Aristotle, Games Writing, and Games
  • Chapter 22 Choice or Enlightenment?
  • Chapter 23 The Future of Games Writing
  • Part IV What’s It Like Being a Games Writer?
  • Chapter 24 What’s It Like Being a Games Writer?
  • Appendix A: Rating Systems
  • Appendix B: Sample Non-Disclosure Agreement
  • Appendix C: Sample Writing Services Contract
  • Appendix D: Selected Exercise Solutions (Chapter 10)
  • Index

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