F Introduction to Game Narrative and Game Design

Catalog description

54 hours lecture per term. This is an introductory survey class in creating computer game narratives as related to overall game design principles. This course covers how computer games use narratives to communicate with the player and how such narratives interact with the game design rules and the game technologies. This course introduces the process of creating a narrative, integrating the narrative with the game design, using environmental storytelling, designing and using game dialogs, and game narrative character creation. (Degree Credit) (CSU)