Storytelling in Games: From Concept to Immersive Worlds

All our courses are 100% teacher-led by our authorized instructors and include certification exams.
Getting certified, you can also have the possibility to join Be Licensed’s recruitment portal.

Course Overview

This course covers the fundamental principles and advanced techniques of storytelling in video games. Starting with the basics of narrative design, participants will explore the roles of writers and narrative designers, the mechanics of storytelling, player motivation, and the creation of characters, worlds, and conflicts. By the end of the course, participants will have the skills to develop and communicate effective stories that integrate seamlessly into game environments.

Course outcome

By the end of this course, you will have mastered storytelling in video games, from narrative design fundamentals to advanced world-building and character development. You will be equipped to write and communicate engaging stories, integrate narrative seamlessly with game mechanics, and prepare game concepts for production. Your final project will be a story-rich game concept that demonstrates your narrative design skills, ready to be included in your portfolio.

Your new skills

  • Understanding the role of narrative in game development
  • Creating engaging stories and characters that resonate with players
  • Using storytelling tools such as Twine, FinalDraft, and Inklewriter
  • Structuring narrative arcs and designing story-driven gameplay
  • Developing world-building elements including politics, resources, and economies
  • Writing dialogue and creating character personalities using MBTI
  • Marketing your game idea and summarizing narrative concepts for presentation

Prerequisites:

  • A workstation with the following specifications:some text
    • OS: Windows 10 64bit
    • CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 3 GHz or faster
    • RAM: 16 GB
    • Storage: 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
    • GPU: Nvidia 1070 series or higher
    • DirectX: 11

What is included in the price?

Fully led by an authorized instructor.

All materials needed to complete the course are included in the course fee. This includes course literature, exercise assignments and fees for the certification exam.

The course is held remotely in a virtual classroom. All lectures are recorded and are available as reference material for two weeks after course completion.

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Length:

  • 5 Days

Language:

  • English

Price per seat:

  • 1900
  • euro excl. VAT
  • euro incl. VAT

Number of students:

  • 12

Apply to be offered a selections of dates

Price per seat:

  • 1900
  • euro excl. VAT
  • euro incl. VAT