Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. FOREWORD xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
6. INTRODUCTION xix
7. NOTE ON THE SECOND EDITION xxiii
8. ABOUT THE AUTHORS xxv
9. Part I Games Writing in Context
10. Chapter 1 A Brief History of Game Stories 1
11. Part II What Do Games Writers Do? And How Do They Do It?
12. Chapter 2 Decoding And Devising the Brief 49
13. Chapter 3 NDAs & Contracts 67
14. Chapter 4 Collaboration: Team Us 81
15. Chapter 5 Narrative Design 89
16. Chapter 6 Outlines & Treatments 101
17. Chapter 7 Character Documents 121
18. Chapter 8 Environmental Storytelling 137
19. Chapter 9 Writing Scripts 159
20. Chapter 10 Editing 185
21. Chapter 11 Consultancy 199
22. Chapter 12 Adaptations: Turning Other Things Into Games 207
23. Chapter 13 Other Roles of the Games Writer 217
24. PART III Beyond the Basics
25. Chapter 14 Why Have Stories At All? 227
26. Chapter 15 What is Plot and How does it Work? 239
27. Chapter 16 Other Resources for Writers: More Than Movies 255
28. Chapter 17 Marrying Design And Story: Driver 76 Case Study 267
29. Chapter 18 Storyloading 295
30. Chapter 19 Shifting Agency 301
31. Chapter 20 Time Gates and Act Stimulants 309
32. Chapter 21 Aristotle, Games Writing, and Games 319
33. Chapter 22 Choice or Enlightenment? 333
34. Chapter 23 The Future of Games Writing 339
35. Part IV What’s It Like Being a Games Writer?
36. Chapter 24 What’s It Like Being a Games Writer? 345
37. Appendix A: Rating Systems 371
38. Appendix B: Sample Non-Disclosure Agreement 373
39. Appendix C: Sample Writing Services Contract 377
40. Appendix D: Selected Exercise Solutions (Chapter 10) 385
41. Index 387