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Video Game Storytelling

What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques

Evan Skolnick

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Chapter 1

  • At this core level, stories and games are in blissful agreement. The driving force behind both experiences is the core conflict of a character wanting something, but needing to overcome challenges in order to get it.Jun 18 2024 2:44PM
  • In each case, the goals of the main character and the goals of other characters are at odds with each other; thus the want/but pattern (the conflict) we see in everything we call a story, and in everything we call a game.Jun 18 2024 2:45PM

Chapter 2

  • A car’s main components are engineered to convert fuel into forward, controllable motion. Everything is built around this core function.Jun 18 2024 2:47PM