MCM Expo5 sleeps to go!Please don’t forget to sort out the following:• Monez• Food (you’ll need to bring some snack or sandwiches that will withstand the heat!)• Water (it’ll be boiling hot in there)• Cosplay – are you dress in up? We are!

MCM wo tanoshinde kudasai.

[MCM woh tanno-shinday kuudasaye]

Japanese Word of the Week (18)

Ganbatte!

(MCM) を楽しんでください。

Aims:Students will explore character devices to move plotObjectives:All students will be able to identify 3 key character devices to move plot in separate genreMost students will be able to identify 3 key character devices to move plot and describe 1 form in detailSome students will be able to identify 3 key character devices to move plot and describe 2 forms in detail

Aims & Objectives

Computer Game Story Development

24 May 2010

Unit 72 Computer Game Story Development

Computer Game Story Development

1 Understand storytelling for games

2 Be able to produce a story for a game

3 Be able to produce game dialogue

4 Be able to reflect upon own narrative work.

Gambit and Love

Gambit

Who Are Ya?Jacques LeBeau (foster grandfather, deceased), Jean-Luc LeBeau (foster father, deceased), Rochelle LeBeau (foster grandmother, deceased), Bella Donna Boudreaux (ex-wife), Henri LeBeau (foster brother, deceased), Mercy LeBeau (sister-in-law), Theoren Marceaux (cousin), Etienne Marceaux (cousin, deceased), Marius Boudreaux (father-in-law, deceased), Julien Boudreaux (brother-in-law, deceased)

Julien Boudreaux

Bella Donna Boudreaux

Anna-Marie

Remy Etienne LeBeau

Relationships Make Stories

Activity Using yourself as the protagonist. Draw a diagram of no more than 4 people that you are involved with in one day in your life

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Was This Easy?

• Movements• Involvement• Actions• Impact• Proactivity

Hint: Take note of everything around you...

The Love Technique

Remy uses love to define everything in his life that is right and wrong.

• Extra plot device• Challenges the character• Creates ‘shit’ and ‘deep shit points’

The Love Technique

Remy Etienne LeBeau

Anna-Marie

Bella Donna Boudreaux

Julien Boudreaux

Assassin’s Guild

Storm

Wolverine

Jean

New Son

Activity

Let’s discuss them in a second!

Choose an example of a game that uses this multi-faceted plot device technique to drive the story on. Comment on:

• How the technique affects the outcome• How the device affects the player (consumer)• The success – could it be improved?

Gambit In His Own Words"'Cept he doesn' have my name, my experiences, my accent...or my cute buns." ~Gambit (about New Son)

Rax: "By taking down the leader of an X-men 'clan'...I will be rewarded with the proper respect due me!"Gambit: "Oh c'mon, next you gon' bully me for my lunch money!"

"You know it's a bad sign when I'm de voice of reason..."

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'He' didn't know. Thought it might be something illegal... didn't know it would be somethin' so... awful. Changed me, that night did. Changed me hard. Sickened m'self so much I almos' died there too. Sometimes... wish I had. Couldn' stop de ones I'd gathered, so I helped whoever I could to get out. Managed ta snatch one little girl outta harm's way. Don't know who she was, bones stickin' every which way out of her face. But dat... dat was all I could do." (Gambit)

"Playin' for keeps is still playin', Mon Ami, so take a card...ANY CARD!“

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Gambit In His Own Words

As they taunted "call" at him, a Jack of Diamonds leaped from the sleeve of his beaten tan leather overcoat and into his hand. The men stared in anticipation as he threw his hand up in the air, landing perfectly in formation card after card in the centre of the table.“Din’t y’all think I could win you?” He pushed the chair back from the comfort of his rear and stood, hands cupped to receive his winnings. “And with that, Sirs, I bid you a bonne nuit. The night is a lady, and she’s a-callin’ my name.”Staff in hand he walked languidly down the hall through a throng of gambling people to his left and right. “Not so fast” a voice uttered from behind him. “Remy”, she looked at him; eyes lost in his purplesque irises for a moment. “Remy” she spoke again, he didn’t turn.“Mademoiselle, I have no business with you no more.”“Daddy.” She spoke again in hushed tones.

Gambit turned to look at her, his eyes glowed, and then he was gone.

Jack of Diamonds, King of Hearts

What Happens Next?

Answers on a blog by June 7th!

Overview – What Have We Learned?

Have we met our outcomes?

• We can use characters to drive the story forward

• Your own experiences help!• The relationships forged outside of a story can

benefit the story arc

After Half Term

Scripts and script writing techniques! Yay!