1st Edition

Storytelling for Interactive Digital Media and Video Games

By Nicholas B. Zeman Copyright 2017
296 Pages 89 B/W Illustrations
by A K Peters/CRC Press

296 Pages 89 B/W Illustrations
by A K Peters/CRC Press

296 Pages 89 B/W Illustrations
by A K Peters/CRC Press

The evolution of story-telling is as old as the human race; from the beginning, when our ancestors first gathered around a campfire to share wondrous tales through oral traditions, to today, with information and stories being shared through waves and filling screens with words and images. Stories have always surrounded us, and united us in ways other disciplines can't. Storytelling for... Read more

Chapter 1 What is a Story? Fundamental Components of the Story

Chapter 2 Who is Telling the Story? Teller/Audience Relationship

Chapter 3  How Do We Tell Stories? Formats of Storytelling

Chapter 4 What Are Stories About? The Content of Stories

Chapter 5 Why Do We Tell Stories? Functional Storytelling

Chapter 6  Activities For Storytellers

Chapter 7  Conclusion

Chapter 9 The Moving Image

Chapter 10  Memes and Symbols

Chapter 11  Audio

Chapter 12 Exercises

Chapter 13  Conclusion

Chapter 14 Interaction Basics

Chapter 15  Interactive Media Types

Chapter 16  Games

Chapter 17 Stories and Games

Chapter 18 Activities

Chapter 19  Conclusion

Biography

Nicholas B. Zeman is an assistant professor in media informatics at Northern Kentucky University.