Anthropological approach to building immersive societies & cultures that feel innate to the game setting

Character concept deck creation based on the needs and limitations of game scope

Concise documentation of narrative explanations for core features and game loop systems

Identification of appropriate channels for delivering narrative content based on game genre and believability

Design briefs and flow charts for macro narrative and character arcs and micro quest/mission completion

Length-flexible scriptwriting for both minimalistic (ie. narrative-to-cinematics) and complex (ie. narrative-to-realization-to-mocap-to cinematics) pipelines

Pacing design for when to make use of high fidelity cutscenes, player-controlled interactive scenes, and flyovers with voiceover narration

Snappy NPC barks for open world immersion, combat, and run-based progression

Objective-based and player guidance self-talk for highlighting important interactables in-world and game paths forward

Journal (audio and readable) entries for environmental storytelling

Codices, item descriptions, and lore entries stored in permanently accessible UI archives