Writing for Games

The Writing for Games Course provides a technical overview of how games are created and presents a variety of video games, gaming genres, and gaming platforms from a storytelling point of view. Areas of exploration will include mythology, military history and warfare, science fiction literature and films, fantasy fiction literature and films, comic books, and graphic novels. Students will formulate a gaming concept that incorporates creative processes such as developing plot, setting, characters, and interactive narrative.

Course Outline

• Gaming Genres and Platforms
• Overview of the Gaming Industry and Production Process
• Game Writing Creative Process: Interactive and Nonlinear Narrative Structures
• Game Strategy and Plot Development
• Game Storyboarding
• Novel and Film Adaptations
• Universal and Cross-Cultural Themes
• Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues