À propos de ce cours : In this course, you will examine how storytelling acts as a vital mechanism for driving video gameplay forward. Looking at several historical and contemporary games, you will be asked to evaluate and interpret different story styles with the goal of identifying themes and procedures for your own game ideas. We'll examine traditional narrative story processes, such as three-act structure, and how they fit into game story flows and the strategic elements of gameplay. Ultimately, you will learn how to define character, setting, and structure to create a compelling game concept.
Créé par : California Institute of the Arts
Enseigné par : Dariush Derakhshani, Faculty, Character Animation
School of Film/Video
| Informations de base | Cours 2 de 5 dans Game Design: Art and Concepts Specialization |
| Niveau | Débutant |
| Langue | English, Sous-titres : Chinese (Simplified) |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
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Programme de cours
SEMAINE 1
Week 1: An Introduction to Story
For the first week of the class, we will be analyzing the components of three-act structure using a classic fairytale as an example. We'll examine the characters in the story by figuring out their goals and the main conflict that creates a rising arc of action to keep the audience interested.
6 vidéos, 3 lectures
- Reading: About this Course
- Reading: Getting Started
- Vidéo: What makes a story compelling?
- Vidéo: How games benefit from stories
- Vidéo: How to see a game as a story first
- Reading: Story Synopsis: Sleeping Beauty
- Vidéo: Defining the Spine
- Vidéo: Three-Act Structure and Rising Action
Noté: Breaking Down the Story
SEMAINE 2
Week 2: Game Story Structure
In this week, we will draw a parallel between last week’s discussion on rising action and how that relates to gameplay. Looking at a pair of contemporary games, we'll learn how to identify story structure and themes of rising action, just like we would with traditional stories and movies. Lastly, we’ll evaluate the role that primary and secondary characters come to play in the unveiling of a game’s story and discuss the importance of understanding how these games present their stories in the actual gameplay.
4 vidéos, 12 lectures
- Reading: Story Synopsis: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Reading: Story Synopsis Points
- Reading: Story Synopsis: Angry Birds
- Vidéo: Defining Characters and Character Goals
- Vidéo: Using Secondary Characters
- Vidéo: Writing a Character Brief
- Reading: About Character Briefs
- Reading: Character Brief: Jim Raynor
- Reading: Character Brief: Emperor Mengsk
- Reading: Character Brief: Tychus Findlay
- Reading: About Setting Descriptions
- Reading: Setting Description: Angry Birds
- Reading: Setting Description: Mar Sara
- Reading: Setting Description: The Hyperion
- Reading: Setting Description: Char
Noté: Character Studies
SEMAINE 3
Week 3: Story Workshop
This week, we explore ideation techniques and learn how to consolidate our ideas into more formalized stories specifically for pushing them towards a game design. We will take a look at the importance of, and ways to refine, characters and settings as we develop an initial concept in story form first, and then next week, into a game.
4 vidéos, 8 lectures
- Vidéo: Personal Writing Advice
- Reading: About Idea Sheets
- Reading: Idea Sheet: Dead-Eye Jane
- Reading: Idea Sheet: Settings for The Shooter
- Vidéo: Refining the Spine
- Vidéo: Connecting Ideas and Characters
- Reading: Review: Story Synopses
- Reading: Story Synopsis: The Shooter
- Reading: Review: Character Briefs
- Reading: Character Brief: Jake
- Reading: Character Brief: Dead-Eye Jane
Noté: Rewriting “The Shooter”
SEMAINE 4
Week 4: From Story to Game
For this last week of class, we will begin by seeing what a game design document is, and evaluate a few different templates you can use. Then, we will take the story we built in last week’s course, The Shooter, and define it as a playable game outlined in a game design document.
5 vidéos, 6 lectures
- Vidéo: Diving Deeper into the Design Document
- Reading: About Story Presentation Schemes
- Reading: Presentation Scheme: Part One - StarCraft II Gameplay Overview
- Reading: Presentation Scheme: Part Two - StarCraft II Missions
- Reading: What is a Gameplay Flowchart?
- Reading: Gameplay Flowchart: StarCraft II
- Vidéo: Turning The Shooter's Story into a Game
- Vidéo: The Shooter's Rising Gameplay
- Vidéo: Course Wrap Up
- Reading: Course Credits
Noté: Finalizing “The Shooter”
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California Institute of the Arts
CalArts has earned an international reputation as the leading college of the visual and performing arts in the United States. Offering rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs through six schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater—CalArts has championed creative excellence, critical reflection, and the development of new forms and expressions.
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I really enjoyed the course!
这个课程非常有趣，而且能够扩展你的写作技巧。不仅仅是制作游戏，有志于成为专业作家的学生也可以尝试学习一下。注意：有少量课程的视频没有中文字幕，中国学生可能会有一些理解困难。
This course is very interesting and can expand your writing skills. Not just making games, students who are interested in becoming professional writers can also try to learn.
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