In this course, you will examine how storytelling acts as a vital mechanism for driving video gameplay forward. Looking at several historical and contemporary games, you will be asked to evaluate and interpret different story styles with the goal of identifying themes and procedures for your own game ideas. We'll examine traditional narrative story processes, such as three-act structure, and how they fit into game story flows and the strategic elements of gameplay. Ultimately, you will learn how to define character, setting, and structure to create a compelling game concept.
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Game Design: Art and Concepts
Story and Narrative Development for Video Games
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Acerca de este Curso
4.6
636 calificaciones
Habilidades que obtendrás
Interactive StorytellingVideo Game DevelopmentVideo Game DesignGame Design
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
1Week 1: An Introduction to Story
For the first week of the class, we will be analyzing the components of three-act structure using a classic fairytale as an example. We'll examine the characters in the story by figuring out their goals and the main conflict that creates a rising arc of action to keep the audience interested.
6 videos (Total 26 minutos), 3 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
Welcome1m
What makes a story compelling?3m
How games benefit from stories4m
How to see a game as a story first5m
Defining the Spine3m
Three-Act Structure and Rising Action6m
3 lecturas
About this Course8m
Getting Started8m
Story Synopsis: Sleeping Beauty8m
Semana
2Week 2: Game Story Structure
In this week, we will draw a parallel between last week’s discussion on rising action and how that relates to gameplay. Looking at a pair of contemporary games, we'll learn how to identify story structure and themes of rising action, just like we would with traditional stories and movies. Lastly, we’ll evaluate the role that primary and secondary characters come to play in the unveiling of a game’s story and discuss the importance of understanding how these games present their stories in the actual gameplay.
4 videos (Total 21 minutos), 12 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Defining Characters and Character Goals7m
Using Secondary Characters3m
Writing a Character Brief4m
12 lecturas
Story Synopsis: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty8m
Story Synopsis Points8m
Story Synopsis: Angry Birds8m
About Character Briefs8m
Character Brief: Jim Raynor8m
Character Brief: Emperor Mengsk5m
Character Brief: Tychus Findlay5m
About Setting Descriptions8m
Setting Description: Angry Birds8m
Setting Description: Mar Sara8m
Setting Description: The Hyperion8m
Setting Description: Char5m
Semana
3Week 3: Story Workshop
This week, we explore ideation techniques and learn how to consolidate our ideas into more formalized stories specifically for pushing them towards a game design. We will take a look at the importance of, and ways to refine, characters and settings as we develop an initial concept in story form first, and then next week, into a game.
4 videos (Total 25 minutos), 8 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Personal Writing Advice5m
Refining the Spine5m
Connecting Ideas and Characters6m
8 lecturas
About Idea Sheets8m
Idea Sheet: Dead-Eye Jane8m
Idea Sheet: Settings for The Shooter8m
Review: Story Synopses8m
Story Synopsis: The Shooter10m
Review: Character Briefs5m
Character Brief: Jake8m
Character Brief: Dead-Eye Jane8m
Semana
4Week 4: From Story to Game
For this last week of class, we will begin by seeing what a game design document is, and evaluate a few different templates you can use. Then, we will take the story we built in last week’s course, The Shooter, and define it as a playable game outlined in a game design document.
5 videos (Total 25 minutos), 6 readings, 1 quiz
5 videos
Diving Deeper into the Design Document4m
Turning The Shooter's Story into a Game5m
The Shooter's Rising Gameplay8m
Course Wrap Up1m
6 lecturas
About Story Presentation Schemes8m
Presentation Scheme: Part One - StarCraft II Gameplay Overview8m
Presentation Scheme: Part Two - StarCraft II Missions10m
What is a Gameplay Flowchart?8m
Gameplay Flowchart: StarCraft II5m
Course Credits5m
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42%
consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
Principales revisiones
por CS•Dec 31st 2015
This is my favorite course ever. Dariush teaches in such an engaging way and it shows you how to have a creative yet objective and analyzed mindset for creating a story and narrative for a Video Game.
por DA•Nov 7th 2017
This is so helpful. It covers all the essentials of developing a good story, applicable in any form of media, then it focuses on converting the story to a game by adding interactive gameplay elements.
Instructor
Dariush Derakhshani
Faculty, Character AnimationSchool of Film/Video
Acerca de California Institute of the Arts
CalArts has earned an international reputation as the leading college of the visual and performing arts in the United States. Offering rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs through six schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater—CalArts has championed creative excellence, critical reflection, and the development of new forms and expressions.
Acerca del programa especializado Game Design: Art and Concepts
Stemming from the principles of storytelling and design established in CalArts’ renowned Animation programs, this Specialization lays a primary foundation for experimentation and exploration of video game design, story, character development, and winning gameplay before programming begins. These four courses emphasize the self-reliance and personal expression of the gaming artist, and encourage you to take conceptual risks and develop new modes of expression and form through gaming. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll put your creative skills to work by generating an engaging game design document for a personal game project, outlining the conceptual, narrative and aesthetic elements of your game.
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