GCAP 2019

Some paths are found. Some paths are forged. Some travellers want to be led. Others just want to
explore. The Forest Paths Method is about recognising how concepts of drama can be applied as a
theoretical framework, and then wielded as a method to develop narrative design at any part of the
design process, on any scale.

This session will be an overview of the method, cover its strengths and weaknesses and then help writers and narrative designers at all levels understand how it may help them. We’ll also cover how this method can be used to recognise narrative design patterns common across genres and game types, and how this might provide a shorthand for development in the future.