Game designer Nick Dixon explains treatments and narrative in video games
Game designer Nick Dixon explains how to write a proper video game treatment and the importance of effectively combining narrative and gameplay.
Game designer Nick Dixon explores how to enter the video game industry
Game designer Nick Dixon explains how he started out, and what advice he’d give to hopeful writers looking to start crafting video game narratives.
Game designer Nick Dixon on adapting film and TV for video games
Games designer Nick Dixon talks to our Story for Video Games students about his experience of adapting books, film and TV into video games.
Write Advice – video game designer Simon Wasselin explores gameplay and narrative
Video game narrative designer Simon Wasselin speaks to our Story for Video Games students about his journey in the industry, how to balance gameplay and narrative and what he looks for in writers.
Why we need more women working in video games
Our Story for Games course director Caroline Marchal recently spoke about struggling to find female game designers when hiring for her development team. We explore why female talent is underrepresented in the games industry.
Why do video games need narrative to stand out?
There’s a growing concern in the $137b video games industry as 80% of games are abandoned by players before they reach the end. As part of our industry guide, we explain why game creators must prioritise narrative in their games if they want to stand out in the current saturated market.