I've only had 4 votes on my poll off to the side here. I hope all of you who visit my site vote and vote honestly. No suck ups!
Just for the record, if you put "really hot characters" I won't judge you. Why do you think I bought Kingdom Hearts? Hehehe.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Quick Tip: Portfolio Articles
At the recent E For All, I tracked down the editor of GamePro Magazine and asked him a simple question: What do you do when you want to put articles in your portfolio, but you can’t afford any of the new games?
His advice was to write about games that have been released in the last year. Don’t go too far back, but the articles in your portfolio don’t always have to be the new hot games coming out. Just show that you can write.
His advice was to write about games that have been released in the last year. Don’t go too far back, but the articles in your portfolio don’t always have to be the new hot games coming out. Just show that you can write.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Introduction
My reason behind this particular blog was to write about my passion of games without doing another site that squeals, "PRINCE OF PERSIA 2008!" (Not that I"m not incredibly excited about the new one!) So I tried to think of the main reason I play games.
It's an interactive story.
It's obvious with the release of games for the PS3 that graphics have breath-taking realism to them. However, I think the industry is far too focused on graphics and not enough on the story of the game. What keeps me most interested in playing a game is the "what happens next" factor. And I have plenty who agree with me.
What my plans are for this blog are to write about the elements of game writing. I would like to bring attention to how dialogue has been written, the storylines, and character development. I would also like to touch upon writing within the industry, such as technical writing, story writing, samples for a portfolio, and journalism. I don't have a lot of info on the industry side subjects yet, but I will work hard for you guys to find out!
As much as I'd like to throw myself into the blog and write my first article, the first thing I have to do is work on this layout because right now it hurts my soul. I'll try to have an article for you guys next week!
It's an interactive story.
It's obvious with the release of games for the PS3 that graphics have breath-taking realism to them. However, I think the industry is far too focused on graphics and not enough on the story of the game. What keeps me most interested in playing a game is the "what happens next" factor. And I have plenty who agree with me.
What my plans are for this blog are to write about the elements of game writing. I would like to bring attention to how dialogue has been written, the storylines, and character development. I would also like to touch upon writing within the industry, such as technical writing, story writing, samples for a portfolio, and journalism. I don't have a lot of info on the industry side subjects yet, but I will work hard for you guys to find out!
As much as I'd like to throw myself into the blog and write my first article, the first thing I have to do is work on this layout because right now it hurts my soul. I'll try to have an article for you guys next week!
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