Narrative design is "one of the toughest crafts in the whole of video games -- made even tougher by the fact that most developers don't even think that it's part of their process." That's according to ...
The sheer number of storytelling improvements in video games really stood out in the 2010s, ranging from the incremental to the truly innovative, facilitating better — and sometimes altogether new — ...
The latest update to the company’s narrative design solution helps studios streamline, scale, and integrate narrative design with game development for shorter production pipelines. ST. JOHN’S, ...
A narrative designer designs the player narrative experience using all elements of the game - not just the text and a plot, says King Berlin studio narrative designer Valentina Tamer. Speaking at ...
Last year's Alan Wake 2 released to critical acclaim, winning awards such as the game Award for best narrative at the 2023 Game Awards, and this year's BAFTA Game Award for Artistic Achievement. At ...
The role of the writer in games has changed hugely in recent years. From an optional extra to a vital part of the development team, the narrative designer is responsible for far more than ‘words on a ...
In a presentation at GDC, "Narrative Legos with Ken Levine", the System Shock 2 and BioShock Infinite creator discussed how designers can explore narratives that are non-linear, replayable and ...
Leonard Boyarsky, lead world designer, and Brian Morrisroe, art director, got up on stage at Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational 2008 to explain a bit about Diablo III's general visual and narrative ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. He discussed his experiences in the gaming industry and thoughts on ...