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Caroline Marchal, lead designer on Heavy Rain, teams up with TV writer John Yorke to offer education in games narrative
Read More »New online course by Interior Night founder will teach you storytelling for games
inkle: In the beginning there was a story
80 Days developer inkle has always focused on games experienced through stories. Will Freeman investigates how inkle is taking its work with narrative design one stage further with its next release
Read More »True role-playing: How PC/mobile cross-platform RPG Eon Altar gives each player an agenda
We speak to Flying Helmet Games' Joey Wiggs about his team's ambitious new take on narrative design
Read More »The MCV & Develop Podcast: Writing for games, with Rhianna Pratchett and Ed Fear
The scribes behind Tomb Raider, Mirror's Edge, Overload, Heavenstrike Rivals, Hatoful Boyfriend and more discuss advances in video game storytelling
Read More »Mobilising storytelling: How Space Ape and Rhianna Pratchett are shaking up narrative in mobile games
When the creators of Samurai Seige decided to build Rival Kingdoms, the team wanted to balance gameplay with narrative depth – which is why acclaimed games writer Rhianna Pratchett took her pen to the project
Read More »Creating our own narratives in the games we play
The University of the West of England's Esther MacCallum-Stewart on taking children into the real world with Mighty Minis
Read More »Telling tales: The art of narrative in games
Storytelling is becoming increasingly important in the world of games as the medium continues to evolve. Craig Chapple talks with the industry’s leading writers on where strong narratives can take games in future
Read More »Designing game narrative: How to create a great story
The answer lies not in the plot and dialogue, but in the very structure of the game design itself, says Hitbox's Terence Lee
Read More »Spector urges game creators to ‘level up’ storytelling
Epic Mickey dev is also doubtful that the indie scene is impacting the mainstream
Read More »Storytelling ‘must advance’ to keep up with mo-cap
Good stories required to attract top acting talent, says Quantic Dream boss Guillaume de Fondaumière
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