Richard Dansky

The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There have been many books written about how to write for games, but just as important as creating the deliverables is knowing how to do the job itself. In an industry that can seem like it's stacked against a game writer's professional survival, knowing how to navigate the choppy waters of building schedules, interfacing with other team members, getting actionable feedback, and putting yourself in a position to do your best work without killing yourself is vital information.

This book is a guide to identifying, approaching, and triumphing over those tasks beyond just laying down words as well as finding the power and joy in writing for video games. By turns humorous, horrifying, and hopeful, this is a user's manual to a role that is frequently misunderstood and underappreciated. Drawing on over two decades' experience in the game writing trenches, Richard Dansky takes you on a journey through the things you must know in order to survive and thrive as a game writer.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040393949
• Artikelnr.: 74746766

Autorenporträt

A 25-year veteran of the video game industry, Richard Dansky has written for franchises, including The Division, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Splinter Cell. He has published eight novels and two short story collections and was a key contributor to the classic TTRPG setting The World of Darkness. Widely regarded as a leading expert on game narrative and writing, he is currently the Narrative Director at Romero Games. Richard lives in North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Chapter One: The Dreaded Introduction
2. Chapter Two: Why People Think Game Writing Sucks And Why They Are Almost Always Wrong
3. Chapter Three: What Is A Game Writer? Brutal Realities of the Job
4. Chapter Four: The Unique Things That Go Into Game Writing and Nothing Else - The Player-Shaped Hole
Barks
and Letting Go
5. Chapter Five: Tips
Tricks
and Techniques - Things That Will Make You a Better Game Writer
6. Chapter Six: Dansky's Three Laws of Game Writing
7. Chapter Seven: The Game Writer On the Team - What You Actually Do versus What They Think You Do
8. Chapter Eight: Breaking In and Finding the Next Gig
9. Chapter Nine: Working With Other Disciplines
10. Chapter Ten: What Is It Good For - Teaching Others the Value of Game Writing
11. Chapter Eleven: The Value of Internal PR and Techniques For Doing It
12. Chapter Twelve: Idea Generation and Narrative Integrity
13. Chapter Thirteen: Feedback - Giving It
Taking It
Training Others to Do It Right
14. Chapter Fourteen: Loops and Boundaries
15. Chapter Fifteen: Leveraging Production
16. Chapter Sixteen: Dealing With the Negatives
17. Chapter Seventeen: How They Will Try to Screw You
18. Chapter Eighteen: Raising Up the Next Generation and Keeping the Old One From Fossilizing
19. Chapter Nineteen: Building Your Name
Keeping Your Credits
20. Chapter Twenty: It Ain't Easy
But It Just Might Be Worth It