"First, this is a book that everybody who wants to make compelling games should read..." -Slashdot.org, October 2004

• Part I: Introduction; 1: People, Stories, and Games; Part II: Story Structure; 2: Character; 3: Plot; 4: Story Technique; Part III: Game Structure; 5: Game Experience; 6: Rules and Scoring; 7: Gameplay; Part IV: Merging Stories and Games; 8: Structures; 9: Branching and Hypertext Narratives; 10: Common Pitfalls; 11: First Steps; Part V: Story Environments; 12: Story Environments; 13: Designing for Participation; 14: Experiments

"First, this is a book that everybody who wants to make compelling games should read..." -Slashdot.org, October 2004

• Part I: Introduction; 1: People, Stories, and Games; Part II: Story Structure; 2: Character; 3: Plot; 4: Story Technique; Part III: Game Structure; 5: Game Experience; 6: Rules and Scoring; 7: Gameplay; Part IV: Merging Stories and Games; 8: Structures; 9: Branching and Hypertext Narratives; 10: Common Pitfalls; 11: First Steps; Part V: Story Environments; 12: Story Environments; 13: Designing for Participation; 14: Experiments