Video Game Storytelling Archives

Choose Your Own Adventure 3 – Paths

by saschneider | Mar 12, 2024 | Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources, Video Game Storytelling

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Create a Choose Your Own AdventureCreating the Story Even though a CYOA story can have many paths and wind all over the place, starting with a complete story can help students wrap their head around how to do this without...

Why teach video game storytelling?

by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Video Game Storytelling, Favorite Articles, Parent and Teacher Resources

Video Games I have lived with video games my entire life. Got an Atari 2600 the year it came out and had 10 games! Trust me, in 1977 that was a big deal. Back then, video games were a minor form of entertainment, mostly for kids. That is no longer the case....

Gran Turismo Movie Review

by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Favorite Articles, Kids, Writing, Misc, Video Game Storytelling

Review The Gran Turismo movie is more than a racing movie and it’s more than a video game movie. There are many reasons to like this movie. The director Neill Blomkamp did a fantastic job. Yes, the movie is based on a video game, but the subject isn’t...

eSports with Bio Med Science Academy

by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Video Game Storytelling, Favorite Articles

On my Discovered Wordsmiths podcast, I recently interviewed a couple coaches for an eSports team. I have been excited and telling more parents about eSports, and here’s why. 1 – video games are bigger business that movies and pro football combined. This...

Interview with Evan Skolnick on Video Game Storytelling

by saschneider | Sep 27, 2023 | Kids, Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources, Video Game Storytelling

Video Game Storytelling with Evan Skolnick Discovered Wordsmiths Podcast Besides writing, I also run a weekly podcast called Discovered Wordsmiths. Each week I interview new authors and talk about this books. One interview that is relevant to video games was my...

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