Interactive Storytelling for Video Games Free

Author: Josiah Lebowitz
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0240817176
Category: Game Programming

Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-Centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories

What really makes a video game story interactive?
What's the best way to create an interactive story?
How much control should players be given?
Do they really want that control in the first place?
Do they even know what they want-or are their stated desires at odds with the unconscious preferences?

All of these questions and more are examined in this definitive book on interactive storytelling for video games. Download Interactive Storytelling for Video Games game programming books for free. You'll get detailed descriptions of all major types of interactive stories, case studies of popular games (including Bioshock, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, and Metal Gear Solid), and how players interact with them, and an in-depth analysis of the results of a national survey on player storytelling pr

Interactive Storytelling for Video Games Free

ou'll get detailed descriptions of all major types of interactive stories, case studies of popular games (including Bioshock, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, and Metal Gear Solid), and how players interact with them, and an in-depth analysis of the results of a national survey on player storytelling pr

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