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Writing for Interactive Media, 4th Edition
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Writing for Interactive Media, 4th Edition

by Timothy Garrand
October 2023
Intermediate to advanced
322 pages
9h 1m
English
Routledge
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A portion of the writer’s flowchart for Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock computer game, showing different locations the user as Nancy can visit, such as the parlor, mini-golf course, and carriage house, plus the activities she can do in each location, such as play mini-golf, read a poem, or fall down a ravine.
Figure I.1 A portion of the writer’s flowchart for Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock computer game© HeR Interactive, Inc.

Part I Challenges Writing for Interactive Media

DOI: 10.4324/9781003430612-2

Part I Overview

Part I explains key interactive writing challenges. They include:

  • Interactivity
  • Writing for the small screen
  • Writing for many types of media (text, pictures, video, audio)
  • Interactive writing tools
  • Interactive writing script formats
  • Collaborating with a team
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