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Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames

Through the insights and experiences of practicing game writers, this collection of practical articles provides the foundations to the craft of games writing. It details aspects of the process from the basics of narrative and non-linear narrative to writing comedy for games and creating characters.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 308 pages

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