Wasteland 2 - Consultancy Firm Thwacke Interview @ VentureBeat

RPGWatch · Wed, 31st Oct '12, 9:01am

VentureBeat has an interview with Sebastian Alverado about what role Thwacke will have in creating this game. They also talk about what a company like Thwacke can bring to game development.

GamesBeat: What role can Thwacke's consulting play in game development? Do you work specifically with writers and designers? Is it better if you're involved in the process early on?

Alvarado:........For example, in Wasteland 2 we were asked which animals that would survive a nuclear fallout and why. In this case we found specialists in environmental biology, medicine, and evolutionary biology to craft science into ideas that can be used in game design. This saves researching time for writers and allows them to focus on gameplay. This out-of-the-box approach has been able to spark new directions for narrative and gameplay that wouldn't have otherwise been explored. In later stages of development, we usually work on easy-to-implement text-based assets. In Wasteland 2, we will be doing this for a side mission that involves pages in a wastelander's logbook. This information is optional but adds depth to narrative and immersion for those willing to read it.

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RPGWatch SPS Account Holder Watching... Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,295 Like: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Wasteland 2 - Consultancy Firm Thwacke Interview @ VentureBeat VentureBeat has an interview with Sebastian Alverado about what role Thwacke will have in creating this game. They also talk about what a company like Thwacke can bring to game development. GamesBeat: What role can Thwacke's consulting play in game development? Do you work specifically with writers and designers? Is it better if you're involved in the process early on? Alvarado:........For example, in Wasteland 2 we were asked which animals that would survive a nuclear fallout and why. In this case we found specialists in environmental biology, medicine, and evolutionary biology to craft science into ideas that can be used in game design. This saves researching time for writers and allows them to focus on gameplay. This out-of-the-box approach has been able to spark new directions for narrative and gameplay that wouldn't have otherwise been explored. In later stages of development, we usually work on easy-to-implement text-based assets. In Wasteland 2, we will be doing this for a side mission that involves pages in a wastelander's logbook. This information is optional but adds depth to narrative and immersion for those willing to read it.
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