Designing narratives for games: An interview for Classically Trained

In this interview, Jon and I discuss...

• What is Narrative Design in video games?
• How game immersion is often broken
• The problems of most educational games (“Chocolate over Broccoli”) and what actually works
• How game story and game mechanics should be connected
• When do you want to involve a Narrative Game Designer during the game creation process
• The number one mistake Game Developers make (and how to fix it)
• The potential for storytelling in video games
• Emotions in gaming
• Advice for those who want to write game narrative as a career or for their own games