Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games
A course by Víctor Ojuel , Narrative Designer and Video Game Writer
Joined May 2019
Learn to tell interactive stories and get started in the world of video games
Learn to tell interactive stories and get started in the world of video games
Joined May 2019
Are you passionate about the world of gaming? Video games have evolved into epic productions that are practically cinematic, reeling the player in with a story and character development that's equal to or even more complex than that of a movie. If you love video games and want to know how the story is constructed, you've come to the right place.
In this course, master the fundamental concepts of writing a video game and learn to use two basic tools: the movie script and the interactive narrative, alongside Víctor Ojuel, narrative designer and video game writer with a huge catalog of projects of different genres under his belt. By the end of the course, you'll have written your first script and your first interactive fiction, and you'll be ready to create your very own narrative games.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 9 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (289)
- 7,151 students
- 17 lessons (2h 58m)
- 9 additional resources (1 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Write a movie script and an interactive fiction in Twine, these serve as the two basic resources to have when designing and writing video games.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Video game fans who want to know more about how their favorite games are created, as well as people who want to start professionally in the video game sector from the story writing side of things.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is required, just curiosity, enthusiasm, and a passion for telling stories.
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A course by Víctor Ojuel
Víctor Ojuel has been working for years in what is perhaps the smallest niche within the multimillion-dollar video game industry: script writing and narrative design. His job is to tell stories, but in a different way than in all other kinds of media due to the interactive nature of video games.
With a huge list of projects divided between Steam and other distribution platforms, Victor is one of the most prolific video game writers in the world. Temtem, Mighty Poligon, Wildermyth, and DimensionDrive are some of the standout games on which he has collaborated.
Content
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U1
Presentation
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course
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U2
The narrative design
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What is narrative design?
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Basic Narrative: The Journey of the Hero
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Basic Narrative: The Journey of the Hero 2
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Narrative in video games
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Video Game Narrative: Deliverables
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U3
Lineal narrative: your first film script
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Introduction to the film script
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Writing your script
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Last touches
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U4
Interactive narrative: your first interactive fiction
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Introduction to Twine
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Branching and decisions
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Writing your interactive fiction
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Last tweaks at Twine
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U5
One step further
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Building a Portfolio as Interactive Narrator
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The world of the profession
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FP
Final project
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Design the narrative of your own videogame
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franbarbaro_2005
Un curso muy bueno para introducirse al desarrollo narrativo.
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alberthr28
Para tener una idea inicial está muy bien.
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alexis_p
Interesante si están comenzando. Habla sobre Twine y ramificación de la historia.
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lilietha
Excelente curso! No hay muchos cursos que hablen de este tema, al menos yo no he encontrado uno así.
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alxvillard
A must do course to be able to have an idea or to start writing a story for an interactive project.