Video Game Storytelling by Evan Skolnick

Video Game Storytelling

What Every Developer Needs to Know About Narrative Techniques

Evan Skolnick

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · December 2, 2014

UNLOCK YOUR GAME'S NARRATIVE POTENTIAL!

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Who it’s for
A clear-eyed guide to how storytelling principles can strengthen games at every stage of development.
Themes
Video game storytelling, Collaborative game development, Storytelling principles
Genres
Game Dev, Storytelling, Games

About this book

UNLOCK YOUR GAME'S NARRATIVE POTENTIAL! With increasingly sophisticated video games being consumed by an enthusiastic and expanding audience, the pressure is on game developers like never before to deliver exciting stories and engaging characters.

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With Video Game Storytelling, game writer and producer Evan Skolnick provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to storytelling basics and how they can be applied at every stage of the development process—by all members of the team. This clear, concise reference pairs relevant examples from top games and other media with a breakdown of the key roles in game development, showing how a team’s shared understanding and application of core storytelling principles can deepen the player experience. Understanding story and why it matters is no longer just for writers or narrative designers. From team leadership to game design and beyond, Skolnick reveals how each member of the development team can do his or her part to help produce gripping, truly memorable narratives that will enhance gameplay and bring today’s savvy gamers back time and time again.

Stories Across the Team

A clear-eyed guide to how storytelling principles can strengthen games at every stage of development.

Come here for

  • Connect narrative craft with the work of game development
  • See why story matters beyond the writing team

Expect

  • Core storytelling principles, explained with examples from games and other media
  • A concise reference for the whole development team

Where it sits

Game Dev26%
Games19%
Storytelling19%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Digital Art
  • Game Dev
  • Games
Authors
Evan Skolnick
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published
December 2, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Video game storytelling · Collaborative game development · Storytelling principles
Reading lane
Digital Art