Scriptwriting for Games | ||
Instructor:
Lindsay Grace |
Document Name | Description | Week | Printer Friendly | ||||||
Syllabus for Scriptwriting for Games | Course schedule and logistics for Scriptwriting and Storytelling for Games | 0 | HTML | ||||||
Zombie Master Step Plan | A simplified step plan for a game. | 1 | |||||||
What is a Game Writer? | An overview of the scriptwriter?s role and responsibility in video games. This is an excerpt from a larger document created by the IGDA Game Writers SIG. | 1 | |||||||
Grading Criteria | A short description of the grading criteria for our class. You should only worry about the A :) | 1 | |||||||
Introduction to Game Type and Game Genre | Describes the difference between video game type and video game genre. | 1 | |||||||
Interesting Games | Games you may find interesting | 1 | HTML | ||||||
Final Project Self Evaluation | Final Project Self Evaluation | 10 | |||||||
Name Generators | Stuck for a name? Try one of these name generators. | 10 | HTML | ||||||
Interactive Storytelling Part I | Excerpts from the IDGA?s overview of storytelling in games. This is part 1 of 2, describing linear and branched structures. | 2 | |||||||
Introduction to Game Concept Statements | An overview of the game concept statement or game premise. | 2 | |||||||
Character descriptive adjective list | A few unsorted words to help describe your character arcs and character diamonds. | 3 | HTML | ||||||
Sample character profile | Character sketch homework example: Max Payne | 3 | |||||||
Character Arc Worksheet | A quick tool for helping you stay on track when developing characters for your game. | 4 | HTML | ||||||
Dialogue Example | Canned conversation game dialogue example (Zombie Master) | 4 | |||||||
Canned Game Dialogue Example | Example dialogue for the Zombie Master game | 4 | |||||||
Sample Dialogue: Player Character | Sample PC dialogue from Zombie Master | 4 | |||||||
Writer's Block Help | A few quick ideas for those of us seeking a muse. | 5 | |||||||
Cinematic Vocabulary | Cinematic Vocabulary | 6 | HTML | ||||||
Interactive Storytelling Part 2 | An outline of the basic storytelling structures for advanced techniques. | 6 | |||||||
Story for Games: Levels | A brief overview of the basics of story in levels and chapters in games. | 7 | |||||||
Final Project Guidelines | Checklist and grading criteria for the final game document. | 7 | |||||||
Game Statistics | These links are good resources for writing your target audience/demographic section of the writing project. | 8 | HTML |
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