My advice after thirty years in the business is sign with an agency of reasonable size. Dave Morris Read Quote
Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Shield’ were planned right from the start so that their narrative trajectory would come down in a blaze of fireworks. Dave Morris Read Quote
It is easy to force a reader or viewer to interact. The trick is in making them want to interact, and in letting the story unfold hand-in-hand with that. Dave Morris Read Quote
Have confidence in your strengths, dear writer, or give it all up now and create apps instead. Dave Morris Read Quote
People nowadays think of gamebooks as rather old hat – and, after all, it was twenty years ago. In their heyday, though, they were a phenomenon, selling upwards of a hundred thousand units per title. And it’s not as old hat as you might think: the same design skills I used in those days apply equally when I’m creating modern videogames. Dave Morris Read Quote
Now, I admire The Sims as a game, but from a story viewpoint, there are two glaring problems. First, your relationship with those characters is like they’re bugs in a jar. There’s no empathy. And secondly, you’ve got this clunky, chemistry-set interface between you and them, with bars to show how tired or angry they are. It’s all tell not show. Dave Morris Read Quote
A well-written novel, the most immersive of all forms of storytelling, should command your full attention and belief. Dave Morris Read Quote
Interactive storytelling emphasizes a personal connection with the characters. It is a powerful tool that can draw you so deeply into the world of a story that you lose sight of it as a story. You think you are there – at least, if it is done right. Dave Morris Read Quote
Six years old, and I already knew that my natural home was the world inside the head. Dave Morris Read Quote
