Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games

Building a Portfolio as Interactive Narrator

A course by Víctor Ojuel , Narrative Designer and Video Game Writer

Narrative Designer and Video Game Writer. Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom.
Joined May 2019
97% positive reviews (294)
7,493 students
Audio: Spanish, English
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Building a Portfolio as Interactive Narrator

Overview

“If you decide to dedicate yourself professionally to the narrative for video games, the first thing is to create a portfolio in which you can demonstrate your skills as an interactive narrator. Here are some tips and tricks when creating your portfolio.”

In this video lesson Víctor Ojuel addresses the topic: Building a Portfolio as Interactive Narrator, 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

“Building a Portfolio Well, this is our first practical unit. On the one hand, we're going to create your first film script for a video game. On the other hand, your first Twine, your first interactive story, your piece of interactive fiction. Why am I emphasizing the importance of these? We won't just use them to learn and practice the skills we've learned here. They're the foundation for your own portfolio. The portfolio is, therefore, just a kind of catalog of the work we've done before. It's something we use like a calling card as if saying, "This is me. These are the projects I've worke...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (294)
  • 7493 students
  • 5 units
  • 17 lessons (2h 58m)
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  • Areas

    Game Design, Script, Video Games

Víctor Ojuel

Víctor Ojuel
A course by Víctor Ojuel

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Narrative Designer and Video Game Writer

Víctor Ojuel has been working for years in what is perhaps the smallest niche within the multimillion-dollar video game industry: script writing and narrative design. His job is to tell stories, but in a different way than in all other kinds of media due to the interactive nature of video games.

With a huge list of projects divided between Steam and other distribution platforms, Victor is one of the most prolific video game writers in the world. Temtem, Mighty Poligon, Wildermyth, and DimensionDrive are some of the standout games on which he has collaborated.


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Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games. 3D, and Animation course by Víctor Ojuel

Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games

A course by Víctor Ojuel
Narrative Designer and Video Game Writer. Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom.
Joined May 2019
  • 97% positive reviews (294)
  • 7,493 students