Storytelling Outline: Creating the Narrative

Storytelling Outline: creating the narrative

Traditional story structure

• Hollywood 3-Act
  • Beginning (Act I)
  • Middle (Act II)
  • End (Act III)
• Monomyth & Hero?s Journey
  • Exposition
  • Call
  • Refusal
  • Information
  • Departure
  • Testing
  • Reward
  • Ordeal
  • Resurrection
  • Return

Story Elements

• Premise (High Concept)
• Backstory
• Synopsis
• Theme
• Setting
• Plot
  • Balancing conflict
  • Shifting focus
  • Foreshadowing events
  • Suspension of disbelief
  • Realism

Game Story Devices

• Interactivity
• Non-linearity
  • Story layers
  • Pathing
• Player control
• Collaboration
• Immersion
• Cinematics & cut-scenes
• Scripted event