Lights Out - Narrative Design
About the game :
- Genre : Platforming, Action, Adventure
- Made with Unity
- Multiple endings
- Non-linear structure
- Duration : 90 to 120 minutes
- Website : Lights Out
Production Context
- 15-weeks student production at the Campus ADN
- The narrative team was composed of four people:
- A teacher with professional experience : Maxime Archetto
- Two narrative design students : Karina Bermudez and myself
- A narrative tech designer : Jonathan Morin
- The narrative bible was written in two weeks
- The scenario development was carried out in parallel with the design of the levels and the implementation of the functionalities
Narrative design
Narrative constraints :
- Only two animated characters
- The player’s actions must have narrative consequences
- Two different endings
- Create narrative linearity even though the levels can be played in random order
Narrative Design :
- Designing the main objective of the game
- Writing the narrative bible and creating the world
- Creating the characters and their development
- Creating a timeline
- Establish scene functions
- Designing narrative systems
- Designing a sign and feedback matrix for narrative systems
- Communicate with the different departments for the integration of the narration
Narrative Systems and Intentions :
- 4 narrative systems:
- Cinematics
- Cut-Scene
- NPC
- Narrative Collectibles
- Giving a choice in all dialogues
- The avatar’s personality must be malleable to allow the player to adapt it.
- Narrative structure inspired by myths and legend
Summary and Functions
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