Storytelling in Games

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We talk about the 4 types of storytelling in games! Henry Jenkins discusses these different narrative modes of video games in his article "Game Design as Narrative Architecture" but we will be applying his work to table top roleplaying games! Also, I paint a manticore!
Henry Jenkins' article: web.mit.edu/~21fms/People/henr...
Inspiration for the painting came from Katsuya Terada's concept work for Legend of Zelda: overmental.com/content/the-be...
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@DevinParker 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the look of your Dwarf - he gives me such a perfect old school vibe, reminiscent of the better illustrations from the 1st edition AD&D manuals. And that is the best illustration of a manticore I’ve yet seen!

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! The dwarf is kinda how I like to draw dwarves. I drew a whole graphic novel about one called "The Savage Beard of She Dwarf!"

@DJMerrellTheScholar Жыл бұрын

@@mapcrow is that available online somewhere? love your work

@cesare6442 2 жыл бұрын

I like the idea that the monster you drew is just a cat, but that guy is just a little garden gnome who sees it as a monster.

@Why-Ron75 Күн бұрын

I wouldn't let this cat jump on my laps to get caress, to rub, and to cuddle... ...at least not until he stops baring his teeth. (But I would have let this gnome protect my garden 😏)

@ananaville1503 9 ай бұрын

Only 2 minutes in and this has already reignited my hunger for watercolor painting and also given me things to think about re: narration in my homebrew vampire game :D

@nomadicwolf6132 Жыл бұрын

Wow… hadn't ever seen how watercolor & ink art is made. You definitely make it look easy. Awesome skill!

@cheychc 2 жыл бұрын

this was a fun talk! Also your picture looks incredible. You've got so much range holy crap

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don't know about range, but I enjoy studying many ways of making!

@scriptoriumludi5698 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that process was fascinating, really made me want to emulate the style! I gotta get a piece like that on my wall

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Give it a go, it’s fun!!

@gavinc1998 2 жыл бұрын

Definition of trust the process

@WolfT33 2 жыл бұрын

I'm actually curious what's the name of the style

@lucasaraya1673 2 жыл бұрын

@@WolfT33 its just watercolours right?

@brothertaddeus 2 жыл бұрын

"Disney's Beast has had enough of Grumpy's shenanigans."

@Why-Ron75 2 күн бұрын

I'm surprised how many comments are about the (incredibly awesome) art instead of the content itself. Anyway, this playlist is a true gem, and I'm happy I found it. Ironically enough (..I guess..), I do wish that in the future, you will have a drawing/painting workshop playlist. That will be amazing as well. Anyway... thank you. Shine on!

@derekcutsinger3511 Ай бұрын

I have been studying traditional art with ink, charcoal, and watercolor, but have always been a gamer and a fantasy nerd. This has really inspired me to finally start making my own fantasy art!

@fpahrabael6932 2 жыл бұрын

i have no clue what were you talking about but MAN, you are good artist.

@bikzimusmaximus5250 2 жыл бұрын

I think there's so much good we can get from looking at video game design. Their design space has really benefitted from having a very large amount of players to test ideas on over the years.

@dweebbush5489 2 жыл бұрын

Kyle, fantastic! I love how your videos are always backed up by research and literature! Joined the discord server with the new link :)

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to have you on the discord! I hope folks find these videos and follow the references and continue the conversation in the community. I hope it's helpful for designers and game masters!!

@joeseatat Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of that PBS show where the guy would illustrate the story as it was being told. This, was very fun to watch, but I'm afraid I was so caught up in watching the artistry that I hardly paid attention! I guess I'll have to try again without the visuals, lol.

@croissant2434 2 жыл бұрын

very interestings points I am building a dungeon crawler type of adventure, and I am really fond of trying to put little details about the dungeons throught the decors. giving foreshadowing of stuff to come, what it seem to be used as, or even piece of who the master of this place. and many of your video really brought points to continue thinking throught this dungeon. so thank you. keep the amazing work!

@cake9421 2 жыл бұрын

i love how your art looks

@antigrav6004 2 жыл бұрын

This is a few stone faces away from being in the kingdom death rulebook. Nice work

@michaellooks8397 2 жыл бұрын

I almost never play ttrpg's but man do I dig your presentational style.

@pj-yh2cj 2 жыл бұрын

that manticore is so cool!!!

@hovasaxa 2 жыл бұрын

Great content man, as always. The watercolor manticore reminds me a lot of early LoZ illustrations... Looking forward to receiving my physical copy of Old Roads next month!

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, I have a link to Katsuya Terada's work for the series in the description! I'll probably start mailing Old Roads next week! Cheers!

@hovasaxa 2 жыл бұрын

😂 Totally missed that in the description. Just goes to show you nailed it!

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

@@hovasaxa Yeah, KZfaq really hides the description. No worries! HAha

@eduardoreyes2988 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME artwork! great video as always mate

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Cheers!

@KyleMaxwell 2 жыл бұрын

I don't always hold with academic discourse in gaming but this was pretty good and I'm going to read that article in more detail.

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to hear!

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

The discord invite in the video has expired, but this new one should last longer: the new bitly link is "mapcrowdiscord"! I am sorry for doing it this way, but I don't want a bunch of bots in there!

@yo5tan 2 жыл бұрын

This was really interesting to listen to, and I can definitely see how I might apply this is any kind of storytelling! My only complaint is that we didn't get to see the rest of the artwork be completed 😛

@Barthenn Жыл бұрын

I don't understand how anyone can equate an NPC being specific about a goal they have as rail roading. It's not like the party is in any obligation to accept the terms or mission and even if they are told and then move to a location, they could always decide to stay at the same location, give up, join the opposing side. Fight each others. I guess sure the DM could keep manifesting God ex-machina event that force player into a certain path but just having an NPC state a mission isn't railroading, preventing player from deviating from a path or explore or explore other option would be.

@Lowkey-NoPressure 2 жыл бұрын

big amano vibes from that picture...the manticore looks like a behemoth!

@Big_Dai 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, very Terada Katsuya!

@1gbusb 2 жыл бұрын

Dam this is cool I'd buy a print of this

@therandomninja5 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing painting!

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@hna2348 Жыл бұрын

That art is absolutely stunning. Any way to purchase a print?

@gomezrodriguez9059 2 жыл бұрын

Dwarf Fortress? :-D

@amapolaprodigio4299 2 жыл бұрын

As always great!! Did you have a link to the articule??

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! The link is in the description.

@Momuzzz 4 ай бұрын

In game where not every action modifies the story, but you can interpretate it, for example in a Pokémon game when you try to catch a pokemon for the game is the same if you catched it at the first try or if you had to use 50 pokeballs, the story doesn't change, BUT you as player can interpretate the scene like a hard battle and imaginate how much efford took to the character. In wich type of narrative is that included? it is emergent narrative?

@Momuzzz 4 ай бұрын

(Sorry if my english has errors)

@mapcrow 4 ай бұрын

Yes! That is emergent because the story is authored by the player using the game’s systems.

@Momuzzz 4 ай бұрын

@@mapcrow But there is no distinction between things that are really happening in the story and mechanics that the players interpret, right?

@mapcrow 4 ай бұрын

Well, according to the article I'm referencing, they are different modes. Neither one is better or worse, they are just springing from different places. So there are four distinctions mentioned in the article.@@Momuzzz

@jennifererixon2578 2 жыл бұрын

whats this music?

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Shoot! I thought I had credited them in the description. It think it's HDK 50 † The village in the frozen mountains by KOBOLD, which you can find on Bandcamp.

@scruffypuppet8633 3 ай бұрын

Is this dwarf fortress?

@mapcrow 3 ай бұрын

It’s dungeons and dragons, so kinda?

@panicpillow6097 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me, or is the discord invite bust? Other than that, great video as always. My personal preference is focussing on the emerging narrative, though these other narrative forms do aid in bringing that about. I also really like how the ink and watercolour piece came together. As is usually the case when I look at people paint there was this second where I thought 'Oh no', but in the end it looked marvelous.

@-SPyRoManiAc- 2 жыл бұрын

same, think it expired, i think there is an option for a permanent invite vs one that lasts for 24 hrs

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I'm sorting it out right now!

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think emergent narrative is what most ttrpgs are designed for, but some are scaffolded with more embedded and enacted narrative than others. My preference is for a rhizomatic game with a strong emphasis on emergent narrative!

@panicpillow6097 2 жыл бұрын

@@mapcrow Same, that is how I prefer my games as well.

@mapcrow 2 жыл бұрын

I pinned a comment that will have the corrected invite, btw!