Her Story is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle. A crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling. Her Story revolves around a police database full of live action video footage. It stars Viva Seifert, actress and one half of the band Joe Gideon and the Shark. Her…
Writing a story is a difficult task to carry out, nothing new there. Tell an engaging and moving tale that makes your audience feel and live the story, may seem like a piece of cake. On the contrary, it is hard to transmit feelings, to turn thoughts and ideas into words. Writing for video games…
Light or dark, good or bad, hero or jerk… Those are the eternal choices in any self-respecting story. Sometimes it may seem very repetitive, the main character of the story finds himself in a difficult situation where he has to choose between the easy or the hard way, and normally, the hard way involves challenges…
At this point, everyone has heard about Virtual Reality, the revolutionary technology that may change the game industry and other sectors like education and healthcare. In fact, many companies throughout the world are developing experiences for this technology, no one wants to be left behind. The creation of motion pictures, the preferred medium for…
Storytelling does an amazing job at engaging the audience. Regardless of the medium used to deliver the story, the storytelling approach will turn your words into an engaging tale. It will allow you to address topics that concern people, topics people can relate to and it will make them think outside the box by asking the…
People love zombies, it might sound a little weird (or… maybe not) but one thing is clear: In a zombie apocalypse we would know what to do. Comics, books, video games, tv shows… millions of stories have been written about how to survive if our beautiful planet is invaded by those… “walkers”. At a first…
The fascination with stories has been a hallmark of mankind across culture. We love stories because they help us connect with ourselves and others on an emotional level; stories with an emotional trigger make us more trusting, understanding of others and open to ideas. According to cognitive neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga, we love fiction because the…
The day the stranger came to Vidar, everyone was excited. If she could find a way through the blizzard, maybe…maybe there was a chance we could escape. But the storm was too strong and the snow was too deep… The Stranger was not the savior of Vidar. That is the beginning…
Imagine you could live more than one life; What if you could be a warrior or a doctor, a policeman, an adventurer or an astronaut? How would you like to live the experience instead of only witnessing it? With storytelling in video games you are the main character of the story, everything happening in the…
Feelings are something inherent to the human being; Happiness, sadness, empathy, excitement… throughout life, a person experiences those and other emotions that will determine one’s personality and who they are. Actually, there are people who pass their entire lives trying to find out who they really are. This issue is always difficult, it doesn’t care…