The storyworld will need to be peopled with characters\u2026 main characters, minor characters, perhaps non-performing characters or just background \u2018extras\u2019, as on a film set.\u00a0 In a game, players may be able to \u2018inhabit\u2019 characters or maybe create their own characters to inhabit to move through the game narrative.\u00a0 Will there be more than one inhabited character so that players can collaborate with one another, or interact in some other way (ie fighting or providing a service)?\u00a0 How will your player move through the game\u2026 in one way, or in more ways than one\u2026 can they choose?<\/p>\n
Character appearance is extremely important, as is the way in which they behave (ie their traits and abilities, socially conditioned or not).\u00a0 This includes size, color, costume, the nature of the body\u2019s covering (hair, scales etc), as well as how they move, how they nourish themselves, how they move objects around, social gestures, the physical forms they take (which don\u2019t have to be humanoid, although many are).\u00a0 They may be able to morph or shapeshift\u2026\u00a0 they could be \u2018queer\u2019 in some way.<\/p>\n
If the scenario is meant to reflect a particular period, ie the Middle Ages, how will it be conveyed, and how accurate (in terms of current scholarship) will that be?\u00a0 Why\/why not?<\/p>\n
Characters will need to interact in relation to other characters and to their environment.\u00a0 They may have roles or occupations within society, or they may be marginal or outcast.\u00a0 Do they have interests or pastimes, and what will these be?\u00a0 They may have friends and\/or enemies\u2026this will need to worked out within the storyworld scenario, according to whether it is informed or lightly informed fantasy, or a (relatively) accurate representation of a particular period or literary (or performative) work \u2013 for example a Chaucerian or Arthurian \u2018world\u2019, a historically-based \u2018world\u2019 or a Mystery\/Morality Play \u2018world\u2019.<\/p>\n
What motivates a character?\u00a0 Do they share this motivation with others, is it an ideology or a something more practical, and is it shared with society in general?<\/p>\n
Will the player be aware of all these things from the beginning, or will they gain this knowledge as they move through the storyworld?\u00a0 How, where and when?<\/p>\n
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Answers and solutions to these questions can be kept in a portfolio for later use and reflection, or if it\u2019s a class exercise, for marking purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The storyworld will need to be peopled with characters\u2026 main characters, minor characters, perhaps non-performing characters or just background \u2018extras\u2019, as on a film set.\u00a0 In a game, players may be able to \u2018inhabit\u2019 characters or maybe create their own … Continue reading