Coltness HS – Computer Games Development
BGE & NPA
How blockbuster games are written is a look at how narrative design is used create the plot of AAA games.
A great story can carry a poor game and a bad story can destroy a good game. Take for example Portal which is a fairly standard puzzle game but the story lifts it to a whole new level.
There are plenty of great games out there with great stories, often you find them in the last place you look. However, you could start here.
Using wikipedia and the WWW create a powerpoint explaining the characteristics of the following video game genres. You should also include an game example of each genre and a description of why you think it falls into this genre.
1 Action
2 Action-adventure
3 Adventure
4 Role-playing
5 Simulation
6 Strategy
7 Sports
8 Other notable genres
9 Idle gaming
Here are the URL’s of the videos in the notes. Unfortunately most of these are blocked in YouTube’s restricted mode.
The videos show an example of each genre.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QvceEH3L4co
https://youtube.com/watch?v=s2YLCdPxo7k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2WlUuBpI24
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