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🎮 Course Syllabus

“Craft worlds. Script stories. Build immersive experiences.”

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📘 Program Overview

Welcome to a career accelerator that teaches you to design, code, and narrate your way into the future of interactive storytelling. Whether you’re building a visual novel, an adventure platformer, or a branching RPG, this program gives you the creative tools, technical chops, and storytelling frameworks to build games players care about.

Learners will master story structure, game mechanics, and visual aesthetics, prototyping their narratives in engines like Unity, Godot, and Twine. Final capstones will showcase emotionally intelligent, gameplay-aware design—ready for portfolio reviewers, recruiters, and indie showcases.

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💡 Who This Program Is For

• Aspiring narrative designers, writers, and game developers
• Creative coders, digital artists, and storytellers exploring interactivity
• Developers and multimedia students looking to build portfolio-ready games
• Anyone eager to launch into game design, indie dev, or interactive storytelling careers

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🎁 What You’ll Get

• 🎓 Free Certification upon program completion
• 💼 Guaranteed Virtual Internship with storytelling-focused dev groups or simulated client briefs
• 🎤 Interview Prep Labs: narrative critique sessions, gameplay pitch practice, and mock interviews
• 📦 Playtestable Capstone uploaded to GitHub, itch.io, or your personal portfolio
• 🛠 Downloadable Assets: narrative templates, writing prompts, engine starter files

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✅ Benefits Summary

• Build playable prototypes in Unity, Godot, or browser-based tools like Twine
• Learn to structure scenes, plot arcs, and character dialogue for emotional impact
• Apply worldbuilding principles and visual design techniques to elevate aesthetics
• Practice storytelling through interactivity, mechanics, and player choice
• Turn script-to-simulation journeys into case studies for recruiters and studios

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🧱 Curriculum Structure

Each Stage includes 2 Chapters, each with 4 Lessons, hands-on labs, critique checkpoints, and a portfolio-ready deliverable.

Stage	Milestone Focus
Stage 1	Narrative Design Foundations
Stage 2	Visual Storytelling & Game Aesthetics
Stage 3	Dialogue & Branching Interactivity
Stage 4	Game Engines & Prototyping
Stage 5	Playtesting, Iteration & Feedback
Stage 6	Capstone, Portfolio & Career Launch

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📚 Full Curriculum Breakdown

🎭 Stage 1 – Narrative Design Foundations

Learn how to structure story, define emotional beats, and set the foundation for immersive gameplay.

Chapter 1.1 – Story Architecture for Games

• 1.1.1 – The Hero’s Journey vs. Player Choice
• 1.1.2 – Conflict, Motivation & Stakes
• 1.1.3 – Linear vs. Branching Narrative Structures
• 1.1.4 – Beat Sheets, Acts, and Interactive Pacing

Chapter 1.2 – Character & Worldbuilding

• 1.2.1 – Designing Relatable Protagonists
• 1.2.2 – Side Characters, Roles & Dialogue Intent
• 1.2.3 – Setting, Theme & World Logic
• 1.2.4 – Character Sheets & Worldbuilding Briefs

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🎨 Stage 2 – Visual Storytelling & Game Aesthetics

Use visuals to express mood, tone, and identity while designing your game’s look and feel.

Chapter 2.1 – Game Moodboards & UI Art Direction

• 2.1.1 – Color Theory & Genre Tropes
• 2.1.2 – Moodboarding with Miro, Figma, Pinterest
• 2.1.3 – Iconography, Menus & UI Language
• 2.1.4 – Creating a Visual Reference System

Chapter 2.2 – Backgrounds, Cutscenes & Perspective

• 2.2.1 – Environmental Design Basics
• 2.2.2 – Static, Side-Scroll & Isometric Layouts
• 2.2.3 – Telling Story Through Motion & Framing
• 2.2.4 – Annotated Cutscene or Environment Sample

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💬 Stage 3 – Dialogue & Branching Interactivity

Write conversations, player choices, and in-game scenes that respond to users dynamically.

Chapter 3.1 – Dialogue Systems & Emotional Beats

• 3.1.1 – Writing Natural Dialogue
• 3.1.2 – Emotional Arcs in Interactive Scenes
• 3.1.3 – Player Intent vs. Scripted Outcome
• 3.1.4 – Scene Editing & Script Reading Labs

Chapter 3.2 – Branching Choices & Narrative Systems

• 3.2.1 – Flowcharts & State Mapping
• 3.2.2 – Conditional Logic for Dialogue
• 3.2.3 – Writing Multi-Path Endings
• 3.2.4 – Branching Dialogue Mini-Game (Twine, Yarn, Ink)

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🕹️ Stage 4 – Game Engines & Prototyping

Build working game mechanics and present interactive stories through real game engines.

Chapter 4.1 – Engine Onboarding (Unity or Godot)

• 4.1.1 – Scenes, Sprites, Assets & Prefabs
• 4.1.2 – Basic Input & Player Controller Logic
• 4.1.3 – Dialogue Box Setup + Text Animations
• 4.1.4 – Sample Room with Dialog Trigger

Chapter 4.2 – Narrative Coding & Prototyping Tools

• 4.2.1 – Ink Language or Yarn Spinner Walkthrough
• 4.2.2 – Scripting Branches & Scene Transitions
• 4.2.3 – Saving Player Choice State
• 4.2.4 – Polishing a Playable Dialogue-Driven Scene

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🧪 Stage 5 – Playtesting, Iteration & Feedback

Refine your game through player feedback, iteration cycles, and storytelling critique.

Chapter 5.1 – Playtest Design & Player Feedback

• 5.1.1 – Writing Test Prompts & Observation Guides
• 5.1.2 – Conducting a Remote Playtest
• 5.1.3 – Gathering & Synthesizing Feedback
• 5.1.4 – Iteration Planning with Design Logs

Chapter 5.2 – Narrative QA & Pacing Tuning

• 5.2.1 – Dialogue Redundancy & Player Fatigue
• 5.2.2 – Editing for Length, Impact & Flow
• 5.2.3 – Emotion Charts & Pacing Rewrites
• 5.2.4 – Versioning & Build Notes for Teams

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🎓 Stage 6 – Capstone, Portfolio & Career Launch

Complete a narrative-driven game demo, polish your branding, and prep for storytelling roles.

Chapter 6.1 – Capstone Game Narrative & Demo

• 6.1.1 – Choose Project Type + Constraints
• 6.1.2 – Build Narrative Flowchart + Scene Script
• 6.1.3 – Develop Playable Prototype
• 6.1.4 – Record & Pitch Final Playthrough

Chapter 6.2 – Portfolio Case Studies

• 6.2.1 – Writing Your Game Development Story
• 6.2.2 – Designing a Project Page (itch.io, Notion, GitHub)
• 6.2.3 – Framing Impact, Process & Outcomes
• 6.2.4 – Peer Review, Iteration, & Final Touch

Chapter 6.3 – Career Prep & Industry Simulation

• 6.3.1 – Resume & LinkedIn for Game Writers & Designers
• 6.3.2 – Interview Types: Narrative, Systems, Studio Culture
• 6.3.3 – Story Design Challenge (Mock Interview Lab)
• 6.3.4 – Career Tracker + Indie/Studio Outreach Plan

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You’re building a storytelling studio and a game dev pipeline—let’s give it polish, power, and playability. 🎮📖

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• Before starting this course you must complete the required prerequisite course: Game Development Foundations – Prerequisite Course