DRAMATIC STORYTELLING AND NARRATIVE DESIGN - A WRITER’S GUIDE TO VIDEO GAMES AND TRANSMEDIA
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Ross Berger
This book provides an industry professional's first-hand perspective on narrative design's practical usage, day-to-day roles and responsibilities, and keys to breaking in and succeeding. The book delves into the foundations of compelling storytelling through structural analysis and character archetype breakdowns.
The understanding of game narrative is widened to include examples from other media. The author breaks down the structure of popular games and show how the structural elements are applied in practice. In addition to discussing industry trends, the author illustrates how the leveraging of transmedia can make a video game franchise endure over time. This updated new edition contains brand new chapters on Conflict and The Future of Interactive Storytelling, as well as deepened coverage on Character and World and Roles and Responsibilities. The author adds new discussion to the Analysis of Narrative in Contemporary Games through an examination of the HBO television adaption of The Last of Us.
This book will be of great interest to all those interested in the craft of storytelling, narrative design, and game writing.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
English | Hardcover | 2nd | 9781032571621 | 2024 | 232 |
English | Paperback | 2nd | 9781032571614 | 2024 | 240 |
English | eBook | 2nd | 9781040117132 | 2024 | 260 |
English | Paperback | 1st | 9781138319738 | 2019 | 196 |
English | Hardcover | 1st | 9781138319790 | 2019 | 196 |
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