The sheer number of storytelling improvements in video games really stood out in the 2010s, ranging from the incremental to the truly innovative, facilitating better — and sometimes altogether new — ...

A narrative designer designs the player narrative experience using all elements of the game - not just the text and a plot, says King Berlin studio narrative designer Valentina Tamer. Speaking at ...

Tiny Story shows us that engaging narratives can be conjured up out of just about anything. The film brings simple action verbs to life by animating their dramatic essence with simple graphic shapes.

Narrative design is "one of the toughest crafts in the whole of video games -- made even tougher by the fact that most developers don't even think that it's part of their process." That's according to ...

Leonard Boyarsky, lead world designer, and Brian Morrisroe, art director, got up on stage at Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational 2008 to explain a bit about Diablo III's general visual and narrative ...

When working with nonprofits, one of the key questions that arises is: “What should our brand be about — what stories should we tell?” While this is a relevant question for any organization, it’s ...

Last year's Alan Wake 2 released to critical acclaim, winning awards such as the game Award for best narrative at the 2023 Game Awards, and this year's BAFTA Game Award for Artistic Achievement. At ...

Gaming is unique amongst narrative forms in that it’s the only one that requires effort to see the whole story. Rather than simply watching a screen or turning a page, the player has to earn their ...

This year, I did a lot of strange and unimaginable things. I rode a horse through meadows and set fire to the grass (Ghost of Yotei). I sat at an emergency response booth to send superheroes to put ...