Game Narrative and Worldbuilding for Story-Driven Games - Syllabus

Duration: 12 weeks
Format: Project-based narrative design and implementation course

Week 1: Foundations of Game Narrative
Week 2: Worldbuilding Fundamentals
Week 3: Theme, Premise, and Story Structure
Week 4: Character Design and Arcs
Week 5: Dialogue Writing Craft
Week 6: Branching Narrative and Interactive Structure
Week 7: Dialogue Systems in Godot
Week 8: Environmental Storytelling and Worldbuilding in Practice
Week 9: Quest and Objective Design
Week 10: Full Prototype Content Build
Week 11: Playtesting for Narrative and Pacing
Week 12: Polish, Story Bible Packaging, and itch.io Release

Deliverables:
- Playable narrative prototype
- Worldbuilding bible and narrative design documentation
- Published itch.io page with narrative-focused presentation