Dramatic Storytelling and Narrative Design: A Writer’s Guide to Video Games and Transmedia

Author:   Ross Berger
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781032571621


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   23 October 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ross Berger
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.639kg
ISBN:  

9781032571621


ISBN 10:   1032571624
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   23 October 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Definitions and Distinctions. Chapter 3: Roles and Responsibilities. Chapter 4: Game Writing at the Ground Level. Chapter 5: Conflict. Chapter 6: Character and World. Chapter 7: Structure. Chapter #8: Other Storytelling Methods for Game. Chapter: 9: Meaningful Choice, Branching Narrative, and Downstream Effects. Chapter 10: Analysis of Narrative in Contemporary Games. Chapter 11: Breaking In. Chapter 12: Rules and Tools for Success. Chapter 13: The Future of Interactive Storytelling. Chapter 14: Transmedia. Chapter #15: College & University Programs

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Ross Berger is a writer, narrative designer, and transmedia strategist based in Los Angeles. His screenwriting credits include: Law & Order andthe Webby-Award winning LonelyGirl15. He also served as the supervising producer for the social media/television experience The Runner. Ross has also worked extensively in virtual reality as a writer for Meta’s Oculus Rift launch title Farlands and the award-winning thriller Eclipse: Edge of Light for the Google Daydream and Oculus Go. As a narrative designer in the video game industry, he has written AAA and mobile games for Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Niantic Labs, and many others. Ross is also the author of literary non-fiction (Purdue University Press, Intellect Books) and short stories including ""Football with Leatherman"" (2020), ""Evie A.I."" (2021), and “Kleiner in the Woods” (2022), published by TulipTree Publishing. A graduate of Brandeis (BA, Philosophy) and Columbia (MFA, Playwriting) universities, Ross is a member of the Writers Guild of America West (animation caucus) and the Television Academy and is currently an adjunct professor at University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and ArtCenter College of Design.

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