{"product_id":"storytelling-for-interactive-digital-media-nicholas-bernhardt-zeman-9781498703840","title":"Storytelling for Interactive Digital Media and Video Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe evolution of story-telling is as old as the human race; from the beginning, when our ancestors first gathered around a campfire to share wondrous tales through oral traditions, to today, with information and stories being shared through waves and filling screens with words and images. Stories have always surrounded us, and united us in ways other disciplines can't. \u003cb\u003eStorytelling for Interactive Digital Media and Video Games\u003c\/b\u003e lays out the construct of the story, and how it can be manipulated by the storyteller through sound, video, lighting, graphics, and color. This book is the perfect guide to aspiring storytellers as it illustrates the different manner of how and why stories are told, and how to make them \"interactive.\" \u003cb\u003eStorytelling\u003c\/b\u003e features heavy game development as a method of storytelling and delivery, and how to develop compelling plots, characters, settings, and actions inside a game. The concept of digital storytelling will be explored, and how this differs from previous incarnations of mediums for stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the necessary elements of a story (setting, character, events, sequence, and perspective) and how they affect the viewer of the story \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses media and its role in storytelling, including images, art, sound, video, and animation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the effect of interactivity on the story, such as contest TV, web-based storytelling, kiosks, and games \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows the different types of story themes in gaming and how they are interwoven \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes how to make games engaging and rewarding intrinsically and extrinsically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas B. Zeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498703844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498703840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A K PETERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Nicholas B. Zeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058320830719,"sku":"9781498703840","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eac42a37-1561-4254-a8b9-da96ebb42f32.jpg?v=1685051905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/storytelling-for-interactive-digital-media-nicholas-bernhardt-zeman-9781498703840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}