Reading Between the Lines: What Passive Storytelling Teaches Us – Part 2, Overwatch
Today we leave the minimal dialogue discussed in Part One that was used to create a meaningful narrative and instead take a […]
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Speak Some Evil: The Secret to Good Video Game Dialogue (Part 2)
“The Last of Us” – 2013 (Image Source) In Part One of our discussion, we identified that the secret to
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3 Times a Game Universe Felt Real: Storytelling and World-building
World-building and interactivity were meant for each other. The fact that the audience has control over the outcome of a
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Reading Between the Lines: What Passive Storytelling Teaches Us—Part 1, Submerged
Everybody knows about big AAA games, with stories befitting a box office motion picture: Telltale’s The Walking Dead for example, or
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Speak No Evil: The Secret to Good Video Game Dialogue (Part 1)
“Journey” – 2012 (Image Source) The world of fiction writing is diverse—stories, today, are being told in a plethora
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How to Write Killer Game Descriptions that Sell
Meet Dave. Dave has created an amazing game that he knows players are going to love. He is ready to put it
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Dr Unemployable's 6 Quick Tips for Healthy Emails
As any business MBA with an MBA in business will tell you, company morale and a comfortable office atmosphere are
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No Plot? No Problem: Tips For Building Game Narratives
One question that indie developers commonly ask is “how do I come up with a narrative for my game?” Many
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How to Publish Bad Writing
This one simple trick will make it a snap to publish bad writing! Editors hate it (though without it they’d
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THIS Is How You Should Respond to Early Access Critics
The first few hundred thousand hurdles of game development have been conquered and our game is out for early access!
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Writing 201: Dialog for Voice Acting
Lots of writers love spinning yarns, weaving words, and waxing poetic. Many of us are guilty for being given a
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Verbing Adverbly: Three Writing Pet Peeves Deconstructed
“Gosh,” he galumphed as he suddenly stared daggers into the mirror. “I’m quite the white brown-haired male in his late
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Writing 201: Transforming the Tropish Character
It’s months or even years into the game development process and you’re struck with an incredibly haunting realization: your characters
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Confessions of a Procrastinator: How to Handle Large Projects
The clock has long since rolled past midnight and any hope of sleep has flown out the window, where the
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The Story Of SanctuaryRPG: From Humble Beginnings To Semi Cult Hit
Gather round, children, and I will tell you the tale of Daniel (yes, the Daniel of Black Shell Media!), a
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Horror, Thriller, and Darkness: How to Execute Scariness
Light stabs in through the gaps in the Venetian blinds as our heroine creeps slowly past the window, her footsteps
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Writing 101: The Relatable Villain
Bowser. Ganondorf. Kefka. Andross. We’ve grown to love and/or hate these iconic villains who tend toward the puppy-kicking end of
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Game Development 101: Tutorial By Fire
The drop ship opens its hold and our hero, clad in a full body suit of high-tech armor strolls out,
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Writing 101: How to Write Dialog That Doesn't Suck
The village has been set ablaze, its once calm mountain vista transformed into a horizon of ash and flickering flames.