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https://thejohnfox.com/2021/01/9-story-structures-to-plot-your-next-novel/ Here is the list of story structures that we think all writers should know: Plot Pyramid Tragic Pyramid Hero’s Journey Plot Embryo Tragic Plot Embryo Seven Point Plot Structure Poetics Snowflake Method Save the Cat

Storytelling Tools to Boost Your Indie Game’s Narrative and GameplayStorytelling Tension and Flow Basics of Storytelling Internal & External Motivation Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation External motivation is the desire to change something in the world outside Richer, Travel Internal motivation Usually overcome a problem (emotional) Plot Structure The Character has their goal Need a well-structured series of events through which change will happen The plot controls the speed of pro ...

Theme and NarrativeTheme Noun: an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature Verb: to give a particular setting or ambience Theme: Unification and Resonance Theme is a good guide for unified design. Design needs to be unified around the noun. and verb. theme. Theme is not just narrative, it is something that all of the elements of your game and its play can reflect M.D.A Completeness: More than finishing a project Story progression Mechanical progression (Tetris Classic v ...

Prototyping, Playtesting and IterationPrototype: Simple implementation of a game system created to answer a design question Physical or digital implementation of the game focus on testability over correctness of implementation Not a prototype: Physical implementation of the game. How do prototypes helps with scope?Prototyping mechanics and systems let you: Understand how difficult it will be to implement them in your final game Understand how much benefit will you gain from those systems ...