Flint Dille, John Zuur Platten.The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design

Lone Eagle, 2007, 469 pp.ISBN-10: 9781580650663ISBN-13: 978-1580650663• Authors are top game designers• Aspiring game writers and designers must have this complete bibleAbout the AuthorFlint Dille and John Zuur Platten’s company, The Bureau of Film and Games, develops original games for next-generation platforms. They co-wrote Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, which GameSpot called "superb…one of the year’s best action games." Flint Dille’s credits include Dead to Rights and Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. John Zuur Platten’s credits include Red Ninja and Scooby-Doo 2005. The authors live in Los Angeles.There are other books about creating video games out there.Sure, they cover the basics. But The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design goes way beyond the basics. The authors, top game designers, focus on creating games that are an involving, emotional experience for the gamer. Topics include integrating story into the game, writing the game script, putting together the game bible, creating the design document, and working on original intellectual property versus working with licenses. Finally, there's complete information on how to present a visionary new idea to developers and publishers. Got game? Get The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design.