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Video Game Storytelling: What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as game-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 495 ratings — published 2014
Interactive Storytelling for Video Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as game-writing)
avg rating 3.69 — 52 ratings — published 2011
The Game Narrative Toolbox (Focal Press Game Design Workshops)
by (shelved 4 times as game-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 106 ratings — published 2015
Writing for Games: Theory and Practice (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as game-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 41 ratings — published
Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as game-writing)
avg rating 3.92 — 50 ratings — published 2008
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as game-writing)
avg rating 3.61 — 344 ratings — published 2006
Collaborative Worldbuilding for Writers and Gamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as game-writing)
avg rating 4.12 — 41 ratings — published
Slay the Dragon: Writing Great Video Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as game-writing)
avg rating 3.81 — 266 ratings — published 2015
Character Development and Storytelling for Games (Game Development Series)
by (shelved 2 times as game-writing)
avg rating 3.64 — 86 ratings — published 2004
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as game-writing)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,181 ratings — published 2013
Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as game-writing)
avg rating 3.79 — 52 ratings — published 2006
David Perry on Game Design: A Brainstorming ToolBox (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.76 — 54 ratings — published 2009
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 509 ratings — published 2008
Text World Theory: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.93 — 30 ratings — published 2007
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,010 ratings — published 2003
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,368 ratings — published 2008
The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published
Storytelling in the Modern Board Game: Narrative Trends from the Late 1960s to Today (Studies in Gaming)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 23 ratings — published
Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.91 — 378 ratings — published 2008
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 891,158 ratings — published 2005
Passion and Play: A Guide to Designing Sexual Content in Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
The Mountain in the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.89 — 34,261 ratings — published 2022
The Psychology of Zelda: Linking Our World to the Legend of Zelda Series (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.72 — 972 ratings — published
The Midnight Bargain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,487 ratings — published 2020
The Rose Throne (The Rose Throne, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.09 — 471 ratings — published 2013
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,072 ratings — published 2012
The Pocket Mentor for Video Game Writers (The Pocket Mentors for Games Careers)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published
The Game Writing Guide: Get Your Dream Job and Keep It (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.59 — 22 ratings — published
50 Years of Text Games: From Oregon Trail to A.I. Dungeon (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.66 — 131 ratings — published 2023
Interactive Stories and Video Game Art: A Storytelling Framework for Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 30 ratings — published
Video Game Writing: From Macro to Micro (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.68 — 22 ratings — published 2011
Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories That Resonate (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,505 ratings — published 2010
Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,124 ratings — published 2010
Building Imaginary Worlds: The Theory and History of Subcreation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 133 ratings — published 2012
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,486 ratings — published 2012
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,825 ratings — published 2011
Writing for Video Game Genres: From FPS to RPG (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.67 — 18 ratings — published 2009
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,108 ratings — published 2007
45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,434 ratings — published 2001
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,305 ratings — published 2012
Writing for Emotional Impact: Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 695 ratings — published 2005
Avatars Of Story (Volume 17) (Electronic Mediations)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 48 ratings — published 2006
Writing for Multimedia and Web: Content Development for Bloggers and Professionals: A Practical Guide to Content Development for Interactive Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.46 — 13 ratings — published 2006
Digital Storytelling: A Creator's Guide to Interactive Entertainment (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.43 — 89 ratings — published 2004
Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction (Mit Press)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.75 — 341 ratings — published 2003
Writing for Video Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as game-writing)
avg rating 3.49 — 37 ratings — published 2006
