Writing for Games: Character Dialogue

One place that writing happens in modern computer RPGs is in character dialogue. There are as many ways to do this as there are CRPGs, but your goals are the same; reveal character, without resorting to exposition, and still provide an interactive experience. Doing Dialogue Two prime modes exist for dialogue in CRPGs; cinematic, and …

Writing for Games: The Re-Theme Assignment

In fall of 2017 I am teaching a class at St John Fisher college titled “Writing for Games.” The course description I have cooked up goes something like this. “In this course students focus on the practical and artistic writing elements of game design. This includes writing dialogue scripts for video games, understanding the part …

The most important 3% of your budget

Marketing, real marketing, is the single most important part of your budget in a game store. I’m not talking “oops I ran that event below cost let’s write it off as marketing” screw ups, I’m talking about genuine “get people in your door and excited” marketing. If you read around the game industry, and retail …