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Narrative Design for Writers, Large Print
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Do you want to turn your talent for writing into a narrative design career in the games industry?Please note: book cover updated as of 16.06.2020Its never been a better time to be a writer for video games. Youre tapping into an industry that was worth more than $120 billion dollars in 2019, and its still growing.And its an industry that needs great storytellers.But theres a BIG difference between a great story and a great game story. Traditional stories are told. Game stories are experienced. Thats why video game narratives need a totally different design approach.So how do you apply your scriptwriting, storylining, poetic, copywriting, prose producing skills to an audience that wont sit still and an industry thats ever changing?Thats what this book is about!Ive been a narrative designer for over a decade, as well as a novelist and a scriptwriter / storyliner for TV and comics. I love playing games, and even more, I love helping game developers realize their storytelling aspirations. Nothing delights me more than a game thats both fun to play and delivers a satisfying story experience.In this book, Ill share both the evergreen principles and practical techniques that Ive learned and developed during my narrative design career so that you can position yourself for your first game writing gig. And if youre an experienced narrative designer already, youll still find plenty of insights that you can apply to your trade.Ill say it again, the games industry needs you!Play is what we do, but story is why we do it.
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