BBVG--Lesson-7
Welcome to The Business Behind Video Games!
Creating a Plot, Storyline, or Adventure
Stories are an essential part of games. Surely there are games that don’t seem to have a story – but if you look closer, you see that they actually have a lot going for them. They aren't all as easy as helping a frog cross the road, some are slightly more complex.
Look at chess – chess doesn’t seem to have story. But if you look at it closely, it has characters, a world, progression, and a plot. There is a beginning, a middle, and an end. Even little pawns have an adventure and a transformation ahead. It’s all-out war, with conflict, death and victory. There are kings, queens, even horses.
Another example is Angry Birds. The story of Angry Birds is very short. Is it a story at all? Yes. The birds are on a mission. They hate the guts of these pigs. The Angry Birds story is one of thievery, sacrifice, parenthood, and ultimately revenge. (Click HERE to see the full article)
Stories are essential. In games there are heroes and villains. There is conflict, there is an imaginary world. We need to provide players with stories to give them context as to what they are doing.
Map it out BEFORE you write it.
This ARTICLE shows you in-detail how one would go about writing an Plot or Story for a video game. The steps below are highlights of the article, just to give you a quick overview. It is your job to READ the article in-full.
STEP-1 Get an idea.
STEP-2 Turn your idea into a story.
STEP-3 Turn your idea into a story plot.
STEP-4 Write your ending FIRST.
STEP-5 Think about your characters.
STEP-6 Build plot points.
STEP-7 Fit your plot points into a story arc.
STEP-8 Place those potential plot points you came up with somewhere on the arc, working either backward or forward.
STEP-9 Change around or redevelop your plot, as necessary.
Complete the Plot-Storyline Development Form on Google Classroom to begin the process of creating your plot and storyline adventure for your video game.
Don't forget all of the items mentioned above as far as Story Arcs, Conflict, and be sure to start SIMPLE! Grow from there.
Homework - COMPLETE YOUR PLOT-STORYLINE DEVELOPMENT FORM if you have not already done so.