Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games

Overview

“Before I begin, I would like to share with you some of my main influences when designing narratives. The most important ones are: -'The Writer's Journey ', by Vogler. Bedside book for any narrative professional. -'The Last Express', the first game that made me think of being narrative designer , seeing that a video game could be art, telling a story worthy of a movie. -Raymond Chandler, whose novels were an influence on my first vocation, for his sense of rhythm without giving up a certain lyricism. ”

In this video lesson Víctor Ojuel addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games. Learn to tell interactive stories and get started in the world of video games.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences Before starting, I want to share with you some of the influences that have had a major impact on me and which have helped me choose, in a way, to do this for a living. This is the first influence I want to talk about. Raymond Chandler is an author who greatly influenced me in my early teens. Among other things, he taught me that fresh style, less ornate than what I used to write back in the day. He's also an author who, writing in the 30s or 40s, was one of the first who successfully helped noir literature, crime mystery literature, get out of the constraints of the genre so it c...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games

• Level: Beginner
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  3D & Animation

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  Game Design, Script, Video Games