Narrative-Oriented Game Design in Everreach
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This presentation explains how Elder Games designs their narrative-focused sci-fi game Everreach: Project Eden, contrasting story-driven design with mechanics-centered design. It presents a method built around four key principles for integrating a grand, central narrative with gameplay and discusses the challenges of planning and executing that integration.
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