Writing for Games: Theory and Practice
- ISBN-10
- 1032023058
- ISBN-13
- 9781032023052
- Category
- Video games
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Author
- Hannah Nicklin
Description
This book provides readers with a vocabulary to articulate and build their games writing practice, whether studying games or coming to games from another storytelling discipline. It considers the material affordances of videogames, and the practical realities of working in game development processes.
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