1. Game Development Essentials Storytelling

2. Traditional Storytelling Hollywood screenwriting community

3. Traditional Storytelling

4. Premise - One or two sentences that summarize the game Backstory - Info that leads up to where the game begins Synopsis – the setting and actions that take place in the game, the artificial game world Theme – what the story is really about, the primary goal or obstacle Setting – the backdrop, the world being explored Story Elements

6. Shifting focus

7. Foreshadowing events

8. Suspension of disbelief

10. Non-linearity (story layers/pathing)

11. Player control

12. Collaboration

13. Immersion

14. Cinematics & cut-scenes

16. Let the following pictures inspire you tell a story…. Pictures