Faculty of Arts & Science

Digital Futures

Leanna Barwick

It’s All Parts Of The Process_ Applying Creative Methodologies, Game Design Theory and Audio Design to Storytelling, World Building and Character Development

This paper looks at tools and exercises adapted from professional coaching and process-oriented psychology, applied to the creative process of writing narrative fiction, specifically character development and world building. It explores how game design principles offer a lens to reflect on the overall world building process. It discusses how audio storytelling, using 3D sound design can support and enhance an immersive experience. It visits previous artworks that incorporate process-oriented techniques into creative development and production. Looking forward, it considers various technological interfaces an audience can access the story from, and larger goals for creative coaching as a process-oriented tool for artists.