{"id":502,"date":"2020-12-01T00:54:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T00:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sylke-rene-meyer.com\/?page_id=502"},"modified":"2020-12-01T01:34:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T01:34:20","slug":"book-publication-interactive-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sylke-rene-meyer.com\/?page_id=502","title":{"rendered":"Book Publication “Interactive Storytelling”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“A fascinating set of essays that cover the gamut of interactive storytelling. With a focus on underrepresented perspectives and alternate approaches, it really expands the understanding of what interactive storytelling can be.”
\nDavid Tarleton<\/strong>, Director of Graduate Cinema and Television Programs, Columbia College Chicago<\/p>\n

“PERFORM:\u00a0Interactive Storytelling for the\u00a0Screen\u00a0<\/i>is a treasure trove of resources for interactive and immersive creators. The essays range from the theoretical to the practical. This is a tool that belongs in the arsenal of every creator in the field.”
\nJohn Bucher,\u00a0<\/strong>PhD,\u00a0<\/strong>Author,\u00a0Storytelling for Virtual Reality<\/i><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Interactive-Storytelling-for-the-Screen\/Meyer\/p\/book\/9780367819972<\/p>\n

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Book Description<\/h2>\n

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An invaluable collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of interactive storytelling, this highly accessible guide offers invaluable insight into an ever-evolving field that is utilising new spatial and interactive narrative forms to tell stories. This includes new media filmmaking and content creation, a huge variety of analog story world design, eXtended realities, game design, and VR design.<\/p>\n

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The book contains essays written by and interviews with working game designers, producers, 360-degree filmmakers, immersive theatre creators and media professors, exploring the business side of interactive storytelling – where art meets business. Contributors to this book will share their perspectives on how to break into the field; how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships; expectations in terms of business etiquette; strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of interactive storytelling; how to do creative work under pressure; the realities of working with partners in the field of new media narrative design; prepping for prototyping; writing analog and digital; and more.<\/p>\n

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This is an idea resource for students of filmmaking, screenwriting, media studies, RTVF, game design, VR and AR design, theatre, and journalism that are interested in navigating a career pathway in the exciting field of interactive storytelling.<\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/h2>\n

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FOREWORD
\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION<\/p>\n

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CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED<\/p>\n

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WE ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE AS WE\u2019RE WALKING ACROSS IT<\/p>\n

By Ingrid Kopp<\/p>\n

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NARRATIVE DESIGN: A WINDING PATH, A WILD ADVENTURE<\/p>\n

How to become a Game Designer<\/p>\n

By Michael Yichao<\/p>\n

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AUGMENTED REALITY DESIGN<\/p>\n

A brief How-To of Reality Creation<\/p>\n

By Holden Holcombe<\/p>\n

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YOUR AUDIENCE IS WAITING<\/p>\n

By Margaret Moser and Esjay Wonderly<\/p>\n

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PLAYING IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n

By Josh Simpson<\/p>\n

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CHAPTER 2: STICKING IT OUT<\/p>\n

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NAVIGATING THE BUSINESS AS AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCER<\/p>\n

By Lena Thiele<\/p>\n

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GOB SQUAD<\/p>\n

Spaces are also Authors<\/p>\n

with Sean Patten, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, and Simon Will<\/p>\n

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TEACHING INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING AND GAME DESIGN<\/p>\n

By Gundolf S. Freyermuth<\/p>\n

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THROUGH THE EYES OF<\/p>\n

The Life and Practice of an Interactive Storyteller<\/p>\n

By Paisley Smith<\/p>\n

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THE ARQIVE<\/p>\n

Building a Digital Interactive Storytelling Platform for the LGBTQ+ Communities<\/p>\n

By Cynthia Wang<\/p>\n

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CHAPTER 3: FINDING SUCCESS<\/p>\n

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SIXTY SECONDS YOU NEVER FORGET<\/p>\n

Designing a Theme Park Ride<\/p>\n

By Michael R\u00fcger<\/p>\n

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THE EMPATHY MACHINE<\/p>\n

Telling Stories with Virtual Reality<\/p>\n

By Michael Grotenhof<\/p>\n

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SPACE AS INTERACTIVE STORY<\/p>\n

By Yvette Granata<\/p>\n

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REAL MONEY IN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES<\/p>\n

By Coline Delbare<\/p>\n

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SETTING UP A PLAY SHOP<\/p>\n

By Yvette Murrell<\/p>\n

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CHAPTER 4: GETTING AHEAD<\/p>\n

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SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM<\/p>\n

By Liz Rosenthal<\/p>\n

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THROUGH THE DARKEST OF TIMES<\/p>\n

Making a Digital Game about the Historical Resistance Against the Nazis<\/p>\n

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By J\u00f6rg Friedrich<\/p>\n

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STOP, COLLABORATE & LISTEN<\/p>\n

By Zachary Vernon<\/p>\n

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BUILDING A TRANSMEDIA WORLD INSPIRED BY SCIENCE<\/p>\n

By Amanda Tasse<\/p>\n

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INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING: FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL<\/p>\n

A Review of Contemporary Case Studies<\/p>\n

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By Carman Ng<\/p>\n

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CHAPTER 5: STARTING AGAIN<\/p>\n

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FLATGAMES<\/p>\n

Videogame Zinesters and their Autobiographical Story Worlds<\/p>\n

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By Lee Tusman<\/p>\n

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QUEER TIME, PRODUCTIVITY, AND FAILURE IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA<\/p>\n

By Lark Alder<\/p>\n

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ANY GIVEN MOMENT<\/p>\n

Developing a Shared\u3000Language in\u3000Multidisciplinary Collaborations<\/p>\n

By Carlin Wing and John Dietrich<\/p>\n

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ACTIVISM AND INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING<\/p>\n

By Grayson Earle<\/p>\n

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COLLECTIVE WISDOM<\/p>\n

By Katerina Cizek<\/p>\n

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CONCLUSION<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE EDITORS<\/p>\n

INDEX<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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