Storytelling for Video Games

Catalog description

Storytelling for Video Games is an introductory course that examines the key storytelling aspects for narrative game design: introduction and history of games, worldbuilding, character development, Storytelling & Mythic Structure, and Interactive Dialogue. The focus for the final project is on learning how to write branching story arcs in interactive storytelling design. Students will purchase a computer game, complete with a game engine, and create a computer game adventure with characters of their own design. The game level will include interactive narrative written by the students.