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课程概述

In this course, you will examine how storytelling acts as a vital mechanism for driving video gameplay forward. Looking at several historical and contemporary games, you will be asked to evaluate and interpret different story styles with the goal of identifying themes and procedures for your own game ideas. We'll examine traditional narrative story processes, such as three-act structure, and how they fit into game story flows and the strategic elements of gameplay. Ultimately, you will learn how to define character, setting, and structure to create a compelling game concept....

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VP

Jul 11, 2020

The course is really good and really educational and i would recommend people about it. Though the thing that i didn't like was that i wanted some more examples for different types of games.

RB

Feb 23, 2016

I am glad that I have chosen to sign up to this course. It has open up my vision to a whole new world. Thanks so very much. The professor is engaging and the course content is fascinating.

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276 - Story and Narrative Development for Video Games 的 300 个评论(共 304 个)

创建者 Anirudh C

Dec 17, 2018

pretty interesting. so many aspects to learn about story writing.

创建者 odincarlothegreat

Sep 10, 2016

A nice course, but there is lack of teachers participation.

创建者 Angel A S M M

Jun 2, 2021

Curso para aprender a redactar historias y sus personajes

创建者 Miquel D

Nov 16, 2015

Really nice way to know hot to present a Story!

创建者 Andrea G A

Jul 16, 2021

Good course but a little bit less talking head

创建者 Ruaan G

Nov 29, 2018

Best part of this specialization

创建者 Samin M

Jul 8, 2020

Very informative.Helped me alot

创建者 Oscar Z

Sep 5, 2021

A bit boring to write story.

创建者 万锦阳

May 3, 2017

The course was good!

创建者 Alexandra F L

Sep 27, 2022

very entretaining

创建者 Petros K

Dec 3, 2015

quite enjoyable :)

创建者 13 J

Oct 21, 2021

Challenging...

创建者 Fernando B B

Sep 29, 2017

Great course!

创建者 SPARSH R

Feb 5, 2025

good

创建者 Alexis P C

Jul 7, 2020

Taking the Story and Narrative Development for Video Games have helped me gain a basic understanding of developing stories for video games, etc. I was fortunate enough to learn from the constructive feedback received from peers in the class, which helped me improve and expand on my ideas in the course assignments. This course helped me apply exercises introduced in the course to everyday life when watching movies and reading stories.

I'm giving 3/5 stars because again, the course mentors did not seem involved in students' questions posted on the discussion forums. I posted a question regarding an assignment's missing grade only for it to be answered a week later. Many students have posted questions on the discussion forums from previous courses and this one only for most left unanswered.

I've left a similar review regarding lack of involvement of course mentors, and I'm disappointed to leave another review about it again. When course mentors are actively involved, it helps us learners to understand course materials and make learning enjoyable when interacting with others.

创建者 Taylor S

May 7, 2024

The course itself was fantastic and I appreciate the care the lecturer took in creating it. I seriously learnt so much. Thank you! The problem I have is in the grading system: when the grade is out of 4, you had the option to give 4/4, 3/4, or 0. There were often times when those I was peer assessing qualified for a 2 or a 1, but those just weren’t options. Also, when a question requires you to meet 8 requirements to be answered fully, it’s shouldn’t only give 2 points. 8, at the minimum, plus 1 more for quality/effort. As a result, I got 100% across the board, but I don’t feel like I earned it. I got 0 feedback because students aren’t encouraged to care through the grading system. It wasn’t just me either. Based on the work I peer assessed, students stopped trying after week 1 and 2 because the grading system made it feel like the bare minimum was more than enough to do well which doesn’t exactly encourage people to try. Like, I could have chosen to not learn anything and still passed with flying colors, which isn’t a brag. It’s a problem with the grading system.

创建者 amberlimshin

Dec 27, 2020

There were some insightful points and the instructor is clear and concise. The teachings were also made clearer by using actual written examples of games/stories. The reason for 3 stars is because the peer feedback is lacking. Maybe it's because this course requires more reading. People don't give critique or feedback. Just one-liners like "this is good" or "nothing to change". An important element of writing (especially for games) is feedback from others, which makes the feedback in this course frustrating.

创建者 Vanessa S

Mar 1, 2018

I like that the instructions and lessons are easy to follow for a beginner. I am not a hardcore gamer but still I was able to understand the lessons and the examples given were quite helpful. What could be improved though is the Peer Review mechanics - I have submitted my assignment early but the review of my work came late. I don't want to pay for the course again in the next month, I really wanted to finish on time, but apparently that is not even in your control even if you submit on time.

创建者 Alex R d D

Mar 21, 2024

The course is pretty good as an introduction to the industry, the main processes and the overall information for beginners, if that is your case I highly recommend it to you as it has good practices and it's easy to understand. On the other hand if you are already in the industry or studied something game design/narrative related, it might feel a bit repetitive. My overall feeling is quite good though, thank you for the course guys :)

创建者 Kristen F

Aug 16, 2017

This was ok, but not really for me. I feel like this can be very helpful for some who struggle with story and narrative writing, but for those who have taken courses and studied this already, it was repetitive and tiresome.

创建者 Татьяна Т

Feb 18, 2022

I'm disapointed. Basic knowleges of drama structure, making characters. And 0 about narrative mecanics. If You are already screenwriter or writer You will find nothing new.

创建者 Tatiana W

Sep 20, 2018

Great course content but only 3 stars because after being finished for over a month I am still waiting for someone to review my final assignment.

创建者 Juan C D M

Dec 24, 2015

The course is ok, but it doesn't give any certificate of completition for free users (something that many other courses do give).

创建者 Deborah M M

Nov 19, 2015

Good overview of narrative and a breakdown of key story elements such as character and setting.

创建者 Kaan K

Jan 27, 2026

AI grading hinders the quality of writing for the sake of structure