Story Design Tips: 5 Articles about World-Building

In my weekly column/blog at Gamasutra, Story Design Tips, I’ve just published five articles about world-building.

Article #1: World-Building Needs Closed Doors.

World-building 101. This time: The world you’re building needs doors that will never open.

Article #2: 2 Fallacies in World-Building.

Creating new worlds means there are things you need to avoid doing.

Article #3: The 3 Building-Block Principles of World Design.

The building-blocks every new world needs.

Article #4: Basing World Design on a World That Works.

The real world is your best resource for creating imaginary worlds.

Article #5: New Worlds Need Dust and Rust.

If you’re designing a new world, don’t make the mistake of making it shiny and perfect.

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Guy LaCrosse Says:
September 27, 2011 at 9:14 PM | Reply
Article #3 link is broken
Guy Hasson Says:
September 28, 2011 at 5:54 AM | Reply
Fixed. Thanks.
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