{"id":210,"date":"2025-10-30T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/?p=210"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:46:51","slug":"week-5-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/2025\/10\/30\/week-5-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester 1 &#8211; Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a guest lecture that focused on game narrative and its key elements, as well as how player interaction can influence the flow of the narrative and why its important to consider all the outcomes while writing and directing the in-game dialogues, item descriptions etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player\u2019s choice&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>emotional impact of the choice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>introduce choices and consequences early<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>not all choices have to change the plot. what do the player\u2019s choices say about the character?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Limiting scope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>draw out branches&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the impact of the splits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>look for opportunities to merge branches&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reuse what you can<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>know your limits (character count, word count)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>review the pacing in the format of the game&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reading out loud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>awkward dialogue is HARD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>less is more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3324-edited-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3324-edited-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3324-edited-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3324-edited-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3324-edited-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3324-edited-2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3325-edited-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3325-edited-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3325-edited-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3325-edited-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3325-edited-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/11\/IMG_3325-edited-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task for this week was to work in groups and try creating a branching narrative using the information provided on a worksheet. There were three starting points and we chose to stick to an item in the woods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3323-scaled-e1762431309500-1024x383.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3323-scaled-e1762431309500-1024x383.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3323-scaled-e1762431309500-300x112.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3323-scaled-e1762431309500-768x287.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3323-scaled-e1762431309500-1536x574.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_3323-scaled-e1762431309500-2048x766.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We used Twine to make a game containing this storyline. It is a really useful software when you need to work with branching narratives as it helps you connect the point of story easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_2828-scaled-e1762431986707-1024x613.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_2828-scaled-e1762431986707-1024x613.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_2828-scaled-e1762431986707-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_2828-scaled-e1762431986707-768x460.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_2828-scaled-e1762431986707-1536x919.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/10\/IMG_2828-scaled-e1762431986707-2048x1226.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/scarlett-tiana-games.itch.io\/the-puppet\">play our game<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a guest lecture that focused on game narrative and its key elements, as well as how player interaction can influence the flow of the narrative and why its important to consider all the outcomes while writing and directing the in-game dialogues, item descriptions etc. Player\u2019s choice&nbsp; Limiting scope Dialogue The task for this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-year-2-semester-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1255,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210\/revisions\/1255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/eo1u24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}