The role of the writer in games has changed hugely in recent years. From an optional extra to a vital part of the development team, the narrative designer is responsible for far more than ‘words on a ...

Do you love crafting worlds, characters, and stories that players care about? Join us and design the next generation of games narratives. We sought input and built on learnings from leading narrative ...

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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

Game design and development students at Rochester Institute of Technology were honored for their writing and analysis skills in the Student Narrative Analysis Competition at the 2013 Game Developers ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

In a presentation at GDC, "Narrative Legos with Ken Levine", the System Shock 2 and BioShock Infinite creator discussed how designers can explore narratives that are non-linear, replayable and ...

The UC Davis Design Museum opens its 2025-26 season with “Embodiment,” an installation which incorporates theatrical and narrative design practices. This unique project opens Oct. 8. “Embodiment,” ...