DRAFT 2

PRESENTATION

Made by:
Denim Hasanbasic
Some Changes

• Pilot Test showcased things

• Difficult to explain, even harder to write

• Much more focused work

Background

Roleplay Embodiment

Narrative Tools Pre-Production

Research Question

„Can a Roleplay Methodology help create

Characters as a Narrative Tool in Pre-
Production“
Method

Game Writer Roleplayers Responses

Method
• Preparation Phase:
• Explanation of Methodology
• World Building
• Character Creation
• Scenario Creation
• Character Embodiment
• Execution Phase:
• Get Scenario
• Writers put response prediction
• Role-players roleplay
• Actual Response Marked
Method Limitations

• Following Guideline exactly is difficult to achieve

• Tested outside of actual game development
• Difficult to fully utilize in extremely small teams, and impossible in
solo
• Not everybody is a professional actor
Pilot Test
Basic Information:
• 4 Participants
• All game designers
• They are all familiar
with eachother
• 3 Hour Duration
• Added features to
Scenarios later
Positive Observations

• Participants found it entertaining

• They found it useful to learn and engage with the
character ideas
• Provided a unified concept of the character and better
understanding of the world
• Role-players enjoyed the task, and participation in the
actual response
Negative Observations

• Initial use of percentages is bad

• Mechanics/Dice received negatively
• Seperation required between role-players and writers
• Responses need to be private to not influence others
Neutral Observations

• Sequenced Scenarios / Narrative based better then

random, but could work
• Perception of characters changed as it went on
• Writers could work seperate or not
• More time for the overall test
• Familiarity highly important for this methodology
OVERALL AND FUTURE

Needs refining, but has potential.

Bigger and Better next time.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING