Game Writing Storytelling through Video Game Design

Write and design your own games; develop ideas, character and plot to create a compelling storyworld. (Made with Unity).

What you'll learn

Write and design games.

Understand what’s unique about writing for games.

How to create in-depth gameworlds.

What contributes to a memorable narrative.

How story is conveyed through games.

How to develop your idea from conception through to story.

Requirements

Your preferred writing tools.

A desire to entertain through story and games.

Willingness to explore ideas and exercise your imagination!

Description

The course will help you to design and write your own games - learn how to generate and develop your ideas, how to structure a story-rich game, and how creating a narrative and storyworld will enhance all games, even those that are not story based!

Learn to create a compelling storyworld for your video game by developing ideas, characters and a memorable narrative. You’ll be given knowledge and tasks to cement and practice what you’ve learned.

Create Immersive Storyworlds

Understand how writing for games differs from writing for other media.

Learn which aspects of a game contribute to a memorable narrative.

Discover how story is conveyed through games.

Practice developing an idea from start to end.

Storytelling: Arguably the Most Important Aspect of Game Design.

Games that are “story-rich” have a deep story to uncover as you play the game, and have an extra dimension compared to other forms of media in that the player themselves is a part of that story.

The storyworld makes up so much of a game and it is communicated in many different ways. It’s everything from the artwork and the audio design to the dialogue between characters and the player themselves. As a game designer or a game writer, you are responsible for shaping this world and conveying it to the player.

Who this course is for?

Game designers and Indie game developers wanting to integrate captivating story in their own games.

Aspiring and professional writers looking to develop stories in the context of games.

Game enthusiasts who are curious about storytelling in games.