Writing for Emotional Impact in Film and Video Games: Lessons in Character Development, Realism, and Interactivity from the <i>Alien</i> Media Franchise

This article compares Ridley Scott’s film Alien (1979) with Creative Assembly’s video game <i>Alien:</i> Isolation (2014), which is based on Scott’s film. Guidance for academics who teach creative writing—as well as for working screenwriters and video game narrative designers—emerges in...

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Main Author: Christian Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Arts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/10/2/20