Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives - Brossura

Howard, Jeff

Brossura

ISBN 10: 036768604X ISBN 13: 9780367686048

Casa editrice: A K Peters/CRC Press, 2022

Riassunto

Combining theory and practice, this updated new edition provides a complete overview of how to create deep and meaningful quests for games. It uses the Unity game engine in conjunction with Fungus and other free plugins to provide an accessible entry into quest design.

The book begins with an introduction to the theory and history of quests in games, before covering four theoretical components of quests: their spaces, objects, actors, and challenges. Each chapter also includes a practical section, with accompanying exercises and suggestions for the use of specific technologies for four crucial aspects of quest design:

• level design

• quest item creation

• NPC and dialogue construction

• scripting

This book will be of great interest to all game designers looking to create new, innovative quests in their games. It will also appeal to new media researchers, as well as humanities scholars in the fields of mythology and depth-psychology that want to bring computer-assisted instruction into their classroom in an innovative way.

The companion website includes lecture and workshop slides, and can be accessed at: www.designingquests.com

Su questo libro

Informazioni sull?autore

Jeff Howard is Senior Lecturer in the Games Academy at Falmouth University in Cornwall, where he specialises in occult, metal, and Gothic themes and mechanics in games.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 036768604X
• ISBN 13: 9780367686048
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 274
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile