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Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives Paperback - 2022

by Jeff Howard

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Combining theory and practice, this updated new edition provides a complete overview of how to create deep and meaningful quests for games. It uses the Unity game engine in conjunction with Fungus and other free plugins to provide an accessible entry into quest design.

The book begins with an introduction to the theory and history of quests in games, before covering four theoretical components of quests: their spaces, objects, actors, and challenges. Each chapter also includes a practical section, with accompanying exercises and suggestions for the use of specific technologies for four crucial aspects of quest design:

- level design

- quest item creation

- NPC and dialogue construction

- scripting

This book will be of great interest to all game designers looking to create new, innovative quests in their games. It will also appeal to new media researchers, as well as humanities scholars in the fields of mythology and depth-psychology that want to bring computer-assisted instruction into their classroom in an innovative way.

The companion website includes lecture and workshop slides, and can be accessed at: www.designingquests.com

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  • Title Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives
  • Author Jeff Howard
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 222
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher A K PETERS
  • Date 2022-04-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780367686048 / 036768604X
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7 x 0.58 in (25.40 x 17.78 x 1.47 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Quests (Expeditions), Quests (Expeditions) in literature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2021052945
  • Dewey Decimal Code 794.83

About the author

Jeff Howard is Senior Lecturer in the Games Academy at Falmouth University in Cornwall, where he specialises in occult, metal, and Gothic themes and mechanics in games.

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