INT 186BE - Storytelling in Video Games
Traces the evolution of video game storytelling from pure mechanics to complex literature. Students examine how mechanics-heavy early titles, like Pong and Tetris, gave way to world-building classics, such as The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy VII. Finally, analyzes modern interactive narrative blockbusters, like The Last of Us and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, evaluating how player agency, cinematic direction, and emotional depth shape the current landscape. Participants keep a game journal and sketch their own storyboard concepts or ideas.
Brian Ernst
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