PLAYING THE GAME
Video games have been a huge boom industry in recent years, with the industry being worth an incredible estimated $150 billion dollars. If you’ve been a little out of the loop since the days of Mario and Sonic – or even Space Invaders and Pong – today’s games are a different speed entirely. Produced with astounding graphics, virtually cinematic cutscenes and in-depth, complex storytelling, as a medium video games are becoming better ground all the time for writers. As well as the mainstream industry, there’s also a burgeoning independent games scene that offers even more opportunities for writers. As a door for authors, it’s new and exciting, and in some regards still taking shape, so today we’re going to look at some of the fundamentals of writing in the field.
Breaking in
With the technological capacity of games consoles seeming to grow exponentially, there are now opportunities for far more involved storytelling, and a window opening for writers. However, with this still being a
