tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post114241516307916433..comments2024-03-23T01:38:00.651+00:00Comments on Vicious Imagery: Writing for computer gamesDAVID BISHOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-1142427477723105352006-03-15T12:57:00.000+00:002006-03-15T12:57:00.000+00:00Oh, and by the way - hello Simon!Oh, and by the way - hello Simon!DAVID BISHOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-1142427348434948462006-03-15T12:55:00.000+00:002006-03-15T12:55:00.000+00:00Good points from both Jim and Simon there. Note to...Good points from both Jim and Simon there. Note to self: be more careful with sweeping generalisations!<BR/><BR/>From my limited experience of scripting cut scenes, I agree they don't carry as much narrative weight as a page of script for a work of broadcast entertainment. But games require so much more material than the comparitive, due to the branching nature of the narrative and the numerous alternatives that throws up.<BR/><BR/>I have doubts writers will ever get the chance to lay claim to royalties on game sales, just as scribes get shut out of a lot of the backend from films. [On the other hands, at least most writers in films do get paid and often first of anybody.]<BR/><BR/>AIUI, it's standard practice in films for the writer to surrender copyright on their screenplay, although ancilliary rights is another matter.<BR/><BR/>Oh, it's a big can of worms, alright.DAVID BISHOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-1142419581065528632006-03-15T10:46:00.000+00:002006-03-15T10:46:00.000+00:00"That got me thinking - what is the Writers Guild ..."That got me thinking - what is the Writers Guild of Great Britain scale for computer games?"<BR/><BR/>Hold that thought; I'm working with the WGGB and a team of writers right now on a set of guidelines for the games industry, and we're hoping to have a document published in the next couple of months...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com