{"product_id":"story-mode-julialicia-case-9781350301375","title":"Story Mode: The Creative Writer's Guide to Narrative Video Game Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a hyper-competitive AAA industry and the perception that it is a world reserved for top programmers and hard-core 'gamers', \u003ci\u003eStory Mode\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible entry-point for all into writing and designing complex and emotionally affecting narrative video games. The first textbook to combine game design with creative writing techniques, this much-needed resource makes the skills necessary to consume and create digital and multi-modal stories attainable and fun. Appealing to the growing calls for greater inclusivity and access to this important contemporary apparatus of expression, this book offers low-cost, accessible tools and instruction that bridge the knowledge gap for creative writers, showing them how they can merge their skill-set with the fundamentals of game creation and empowering them to produce their own games which push stories beyond the page and the written word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Broken down into 4 sections to best orientate writers from any technological background to the strategies of game production, this book offers: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Contextual and introductory chapters exploring the history and variety of various game genres. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Discussions of how traditional creative writing approaches to character, plot, world-building and dialogue can be utilised in game writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - An in-depth overview of game studies concepts such as game construction, interactivity, audience engagement, empathy, real-world change and representation that orientate writers to approach games from the perspective of a designer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - A whole section on the practical elements of work-shopping, tools, collaborative writing as well as extended exercises guiding readers through long-term, collaborative, game-centred projects using suites and tools like Twine, Audacity, Bitsy, and GameMaker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring detailed craft lessons, hands-on exercises and case studies, this is the ultimate guide for creative writers wanting to diversify into writing for interactive, digital and contemporary modes of storytelling. Designed not to lay out a roadmap to a successful career in the games industry but to empower writers to experiment in a medium previously regarded as exclusive, this book demystifies the process behind creating video games, orienting readers to a wide range of new possible forms and inspiring them to challenge mainstream notions of what video games can be and become.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julialicia Case, Eric Freeze, Salvatore Pane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135030137X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350301375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.14w x 0.71d","brand":"Julialicia Case","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890767753471,"sku":"9781350301375","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e2c67e5-2159-429f-9bbc-e71a5d1439a1.jpg?v=1709739970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/story-mode-julialicia-case-9781350301375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}