Video Game Writing
From Macro to Micro
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 10. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-1-68392-029-8 (ISBN)
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Herndon, VA
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
709 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68392-029-8 (9781683920298)
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02/2017
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12/2016
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Persons
Maurice Suckling and his co-author, between them, worked on over 40 games, for almost every major Western publisher. The last 14 years has seen one or both of them work as writers on titles such as Driver, Stuntman, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, XCOM, Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing, and more.
Content
1: A Brief History of Game Stories.
2: Decoding and Devising the Brief.
3: NDAs and Contracts.
4: Collaboration: Team Us.
5: Narrative Design.
6: Outlines and Treatments.
7: Character Documents.
8: Environmental Storytelling.
9: Writing Scripts.
10: Editing.
11: Consultancy.
12: Adaptations.
13: Other Roles of the Games Writer.
14: Why Have Stories At All?
15: What Is Plot and How Does It Work?
16: Other Resources for Writers.
17: Marrying Design and Story: Driver 76 Case Study.
18: Storyloading.
19: Shifting Agency.
20: Time Gates and Act Stimulants.
21: Aristotle, Games Writing, and Games.
22: Choice or Enlightenment?
23: The Future of Games Writing.
24: What's It Like Being a Games Writer?
Appendices.
2: Decoding and Devising the Brief.
3: NDAs and Contracts.
4: Collaboration: Team Us.
5: Narrative Design.
6: Outlines and Treatments.
7: Character Documents.
8: Environmental Storytelling.
9: Writing Scripts.
10: Editing.
11: Consultancy.
12: Adaptations.
13: Other Roles of the Games Writer.
14: Why Have Stories At All?
15: What Is Plot and How Does It Work?
16: Other Resources for Writers.
17: Marrying Design and Story: Driver 76 Case Study.
18: Storyloading.
19: Shifting Agency.
20: Time Gates and Act Stimulants.
21: Aristotle, Games Writing, and Games.
22: Choice or Enlightenment?
23: The Future of Games Writing.
24: What's It Like Being a Games Writer?
Appendices.