The Game Narrative Toolbox

Four experienced narrative designers from different genres of game development have banded together to create this all-inclusive guide on what it´s like to work as a writer and narrative designer in the videogame industry. From concept to final testi ng, The Game Narrative Toolbox walks readers through what role a narrative designer plays on a development team and what the requirements are at every stage of development. Drawing on real experiences, authors Tobias Heussner, Toiya Finley, Ann Lema y , and Jennifer Hepler provide invaluable advice for writing compelling player-centered stories and effective dialogue trees in order to help readers make the switch from prose- or screen- writing to interactive. Accompanying every chapter are exerc is es that allow the reader to develop their own documentation, outlines, and game-dialogue samples for use in applying for industry jobs or developing independent projects. This first installment of Focal Press´s Game Design Workshops series is a m ust -have for individuals looking to create captivating storylines for games.