The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
by Flint Dille, John Zuur Platten
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Author: Flint Dille, John Zuur PlattenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-08
ISBN: 158065066X
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Lone Eagle
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Book Review: From an aspiring game writer.
Summary: 5 Stars
Here are my reasons for the stars and why this book is important for anyone looking to try game writing.
1-This book is easy to read and the concepts easy to understand and get you quickly writng or writing again.
2-It also helps you with whatever problems that you have with your writing or improve upon it.
3-Gives you some insight (though from a personal and professional standpoint) as to what is expected from you as a writer.
4-Gives you excercises to help get you in the frame of mind that gets you writing.
5-Gives you a layout format to help you when you are writing.
Notice that I said write alot. These guys wrote this book for the people looking to write and help design games. If you are a designer and then read this book may feel a little cheated cause they really didn't go in too much detail in what or how that process is done. Yes writing does play a big part just as the programmers and coding that goes into a game. When you have to re-write something that could mean meeting your goals or just putting something out that totally misses the mark completely or even your job. They do go into how the design and writing the game go hand and hand but once again that process or how a designer gets it done is not there. IT is to give the aspiring writers something tangible to read and gives you more then what you thought that went into game writing. Once again I'm writing my own game and this book helped in so many different ways that I'm in the process of revising my game and how it is written and how it will look and feel and play. The thing that I found that this book really drove home the point is that if you are writing a game or any media medium that everything will fall in your lap and if you don't know how to weather the storm you can and almost will be lost. I mentioned in one of the reasons is that they drew on their personal and professional trips through the gaming business and gives you some tips on how to conduct business as a writer in the business. This book is for anyone looking to get into game writng or any writing medium today.
Summary of The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
? Authors are top game designers? Aspiring game writers and designers must have this complete bible
There are other books about creating video games out there.
Sure, they cover the basics. But The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design goes way beyond the basics. The authors, top game designers, focus on creating games that are an involving, emotional experience for the gamer. Topics include integrating story into the game, writing the game script, putting together the game bible, creating the design document, and working on original intellectual property versus working with licenses. Finally, there?s complete information on how to present a visionary new idea to developers and publishers. Got game? Get The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design.
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