So You Want to Write for Video Games

What does writing for video games actually look like? Come explore how stories are told in games and how writers can approach this (often intimidating) field. In this workshop, we'll discuss what it means to write an interactive story and work in an ever-evolving medium, investigate various narrative-forward game forms from AAA RPGS to visual novels, and explore resources for participants to continue their own adventures. Bring your questions on interactive fiction and an excitement for new forms!

Open to writers of all levels. This is a 2-hour workshop. Please bring a laptop, tablet or phone to the workshop if you have one.

This workshop meets on Saturday from 12-2pm at LitArts RI on November 15.

About Your Teaching Artist

ALISON LANIER (she/her) is a writer for CD Projekt Red, where she works on the Witcher franchise. Based in Providence with her wife and cats, she is also a staff writer for Pajiba and has contributed work to Ms Magazine, Bust, The Establishment, Origin Journal, and others. She earned her MFA in fiction from UMass Boston and her Masters in media studies, encompassing interactive fiction, from MIT.

Community Access Lottery

LitArts RI offers a lottery for free admission to those who could not otherwise afford to attend. The lottery closes 2 weeks before each workshop, at which time entrants will be notified if they are a recipient of one of the free seats.

To enter the lottery, press the red "Get tickets" button at the top right of your screen, then scroll down to add a "Community Access Lottery Ticket" to your cart and check out.

Safe and Brave Space Policy

Writing workshops can be vulnerable spaces. As a literary arts organization, LitArts RI is committed to providing a safe, brave, inclusive and accessible space to all participants, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, citizenship status, age, size, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Be sensitive, be supportive, be respectful and engage with care. Discriminatory, hateful, and threatening content will not be tolerated; we ask that you bring any concerns to our attention immediately.

Accessibility

LitArts RI is wheelchair accessible. The organization is actively committed to cultivating a community that values and reflects diversity, equity and inclusivity and to providing programming that is accessible to all attendees. Please let us know about any accommodations we can make to allow you to participate fully in this event.

Health Safety Guidelines

If you have tested positive for Covid-19 within a few days of attending an event at LitArts RI, please contact Staff so we can let others know of possible exposure. We ask that you wait 14 days or until testing negative to return to the Center.

This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by a Project Fund grant from Providence Art, Culture and Tourism.