Story Mode: The Creative Writer's Guide to Narrative Video Game Design
Awards:   Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2024 (UK)
Author:   Professor Julialicia Case (Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, USA) ,  Professor Eric Freeze (Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Wabash College, USA) ,  Professor Salvatore Pane (Associate Professor of Creative Writing and New Media, University of St Thomas, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350301368


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   22 February 2024
Format:   Hardback
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  • Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2024 (UK)

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Author:   Professor Julialicia Case (Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, USA) ,  Professor Eric Freeze (Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Wabash College, USA) ,  Professor Salvatore Pane (Associate Professor of Creative Writing and New Media, University of St Thomas, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781350301368


ISBN 10:   1350301361
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   22 February 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter I: Game Writing is for Everyone: A Manifesto Chapter II: Context and Foundations Part I: Creative Writing for Games Chapter III: Character and Conflict Chapter IV: Story, Plot, and Interactivity Chapter V: Setting and Worldbuilding Chapter VI: Dialogue Part II: Game Design for Creative Writing Chapter VII: Demystifying Genres Chapter VIII: Game Design and the Creative Writer Chapter IX: Approaches to Game Construction Chapter X: Representation and Inclusion Chapter XI: Designing Games for Empathy and Change Part III: Practical Tools and Approaches Chapter XII: Tool Suites and the Game Industry Chapter XIII: Peer Workshops and Collaborative Writing Index

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Story Mode could be an essential textbook for any game design program. The exercises and case studies are well designed and provide a roadmap for developing long-range writing projects for games. Instructors can use these exercises and case studies to frame how students should analyze and develop writing projects. This text fills a void in the literature and captures the essential role of writers in game development. * Choice *


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Julialicia Case is Assistant Professor and Co-director of the Center for Games and Interactive Media at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, USA. She teaches courses in fiction, game writing, and digital storytelling. Her creative work has appeared in The Gettysburg Review, Crazyhorse, Witness, Blackbird, and other journals. Eric Freeze is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Wabash College, USA, where he developed the Wabash Gaming Lab. He has published four books, including the award-winning Hemingway on a Bike and French Dive. He lives in Crawfordsville, Indiana and Nice, France. Salvatore Pane is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and New Media at the University of St. Thomas, USA. He is the author of two novels and a book of nonfiction about video games. He’s written video games available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation.

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