Narrative Design

Research:

• Video Game Narrative Post

• Type of Game

• Major Storyline Summary (Brief, Context, What?, Theme, Plot)

• Develop the World (Environments, Sceneries)

• Main Characters (Archetypes, Roles, Others)

• Interactivities (Mechanics, Items, Others)

• Styles (Brief)

• Chapters (List, Names, Descriptions, Others)

• Narrative Flow Diagram (High Level Chapters and Situations)

Designing Script Structure

• What characters are involved?

  • For example: in this case, the bartender, the detective and their clone

• What happens at the plot level?

  • For example: two characters have a discussion where the tables are turned

• What happens on a material level?

  • For example: in some detail character A enters a bar, talks to character B, leaves, etc.

Define the type of Game

• Action-adventure (e.g. The Legend of Zelda series)

• Role-playing games (RPG) (e.g. World of Warcraft)

• First-person combat (e.g. Goldeneye 007)

• Puzzles (e.g. Professor Layton series)

Create the Major Storyline Summary.

• Note all the major events for each character

• List at least three different ending possibilities (if applicable)

• Make your outline as large/detailed as possible

Develop your World

• History of the world

• Culture

• Lore

• Setting (time, location, etc.)

Create the Main Characters

• Protagonist or main character

• Antagonist or villain(s)

• Companion characters

Create a Flowchart of your Major Story

• Use Twine for create the flow chart

• Story Summary, Context, Theme, Plot (Document)

• Character Sheets (Documents)

• Sceneries Sheets (Document)

• Chapter Summary Sheets (Documents)

• Styles Referents (Document)

• Chapters Flow Diagram (Twine File)

• Narrative Flow Diagram, Situations (Twine File)