Writing for Interactive Media

This book offers a vital introduction to the key skills and concepts every writer needs to master the emerging craft of interactive writing. Authors Samsel and Wimberley explore the entire gamut of multimedia activity, elucidating the basics of interactive storytelling as well as the intricacies of writing hypertext, gaming applications, and corporate training programs. They show how to plan and structure interactive ideas, write and design compelling characters and multiform plots, create design proposals and interactive screenplays, understand the mechanics of hypertext fiction and online narratives, and write informational and educational multimedia.