November 2012
Beginner
418 pages
12h 28m
English
Timothy Garrand
Portions of this chapter originally appeared in the Journal of Film and Video.
Major elements of interactive narrative that must be understood by the writer include:
Writer Matthew Costello, who has written successful films, novels, and computer games, points out a key difference between linear and interactive narrative. A film starts from characters. A novel can start with an idea and have characters gather around it. A game starts from the genre and expectations. The story world comes first. ...