Beyond words: telling stories in games

M Haggis-Burridge

Beyond words: telling stories in games

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Abstract

The entertainment games industry is still in its early years regarding storytelling, and the field of 'narrative design' is a growing area of attention for students, professionals, and researchers. Like many forms of 20th century media, games use many forms of communication beyond the written word to tell their stories, but they also explicitly centre on the audience's power to interact with the world. This talk gives a brief overview of a narrative designer's toolbox which has previously been shared by Prof. Haggis-Burridge at entertainment industry conferences.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2019
Event	BUas Research & Development Day 2019: Research Connected - Strand Binnen, Breda, Netherlands Duration: 1 Oct 2019 → 1 Oct 2019

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Other	BUas Research & Development Day 2019: Research Connected
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Breda
Period	1/10/19 → 1/10/19

Keywords

storytelling
games
non-verbal
environmental storytelling
narrative design
games design
video games

Narrative and Storytelling in Video Games
Haggis-Burridge, M. (PI) & Buijtenweg, T. (CoI)
2/04/15 → …
Project: Research

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Beyond words: telling stories in games

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Narrative and Storytelling in Video Games

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