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  • ISBN:
    1568814178
  • ISBN-13:
    9781568814179
  • PUB. DATE:
    April 2009
  • PUBLISHER:
    CRC Press

Writing for Video Game Genres: From FPS to RPG by Wendy Despain

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Writing for Video Game Genres

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  • Pub. Date: April 2009
  • Publisher: CRC Press
  • Sales Rank: 688,655

Synopsis

This book, written and edited by members of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Game Writing Special Interest Group, follows the acclaimed Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing to deliver practical advice from seasoned veterans on the special challenges of writing for first-person shooter games (FPS), role-playing games (RPG), and everything in between, including massively multiplayer online games, real-time strategy games, sports games, horror games, serious games, casual games, handheld games, and more. Game writing samples are included with the book, and more are available online.

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Biography

Wendy Despain is a multimedia writer who has worked primarily for television shows, although she is now mostly writing for video games. She is a key member of the IGDA Game Writing Special Interest Group, editor of Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing, and a contributing editor to the book Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames.