Course Info

SCWR 349: Storytelling for Video Games

This course examines the writer's role in the game development process and how storytelling conventions like character, conflict, and plot are utilized to enhance gameplay. Emphasis will be placed on building an understanding of game narratives, interactivity, and working with design teams. Students will develop a design document highlighting characters, locations, dialogue scripting, and overall gameplay for an original video game idea.

SCWR 100 or SCWR 101 is a prerequisite for this class.

This course is repeatable for 8.00 credit hours.