Narrative Design

Example Requirements

• Short Scene (5 pg)

• Characters (2 or 3)

• A policeman and a suspect meet in a bar

• A dense conversation that has an unexpected ending

Context

• What kind of story would you like to tell?

• What is the context of the story?

• What is the purpose of the video game?

• What are the main emotions that would you like to make the user feel?

• Would you like develop the facts in a special date?

Theme

• What is the central theme or topic that would you like to develop the story?

• Has the story more than one theme?

• Would you like the give a special message to the user?

Plot

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Interactivity

• What kind of video game would you like to develop?

• Do you have a preference for a special mechanic for the video game?

• What experience would you like the user to experience?

• What kind o interactive narrative would you like to implement?

  • Linear

  • Non-Linear

  • Branches

  • Open

  • Circular

  • Other

Characters

• How many characters would you like to include?

• Do you have a preference about the characters?

• Do you have some preferences about the accesories or clothes?

• Would you like a specific age for a character?

Setting

• Do you have a preference for the narrative settings?

• What kind of emotions would you like to generate in users with the scenerery setting?

• What kind of world would you like to use for tell the story?

Style

• What style of art do you like to use for represent the story?

• What kind of art would you like to use?

Budget

• What is the budget for the narrative design of this video game?

• Optional, What is the budget for the production of the video game?

• Do you have a preference for amount of chapters?

• How much time do we have to do the script?

Audience

• Do you have a preference for a specific kind of audience?

Additional

• What is it mandatory?

• What is it flexible?

• Do you have any preference by a specific document format?

• Form Result (Document)