{"product_id":"how-video-games-made-the-metaverse-1","title":"How Video Games Made the Metaverse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an unflinching look at the creative and structural challenges of storytelling in interactive media. Drawing on over 30 years of industry experience, Kelly Vero explores the rich interplay between narrative, design and technology, making the case for why story, far from being a cosmetic layer, is foundational to player engagement, emotional investment and lasting value in games and virtual worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book unpacks how narrative design works across different genres and platforms: from AAA games and sandbox titles to immersive metaverses, offering a toolkit of questions and techniques to help creators build experiences that resonate. Vero brings the reader inside the design process, examining iterative workflows, empathy versus hypothesis testing, and the importance of building for diverse, evolving user bases. She draws from case studies including \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Zelda\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBTS Universe Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinal Fantasy XIV \u003c\/i\u003eand even \u003ci\u003eRuneScape\u003c\/i\u003e’s infamous party hat, showing how stories are told not just through dialogue, but also through User Interface (UI), environment, mechanics and player choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrucially, \u003ci\u003eHow Video Games Made the Metaverse: From Pixels to Portals \u003c\/i\u003eis about building worlds that people want to live in. Whether you’re a product lead, a writer or a designer, this book explores how to integrate content, interaction and community into a unified whole. It challenges creators to abandon ego-led development and instead embrace deep user understanding as the compass for creative direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end, readers will understand how to apply storytelling techniques not only to games and metaverses, but also to digital products more broadly, from loyalty programmes and education platforms to virtual retail and Artificial Intelligence (AI) companions. Vero’s reflections on narrative, purpose and legacy offer a roadmap for creating digital experiences that matter, not just ones that entertain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55634658951512,"sku":"9781041015321","price":64.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781041015321.jpg?v=1770920133","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/how-video-games-made-the-metaverse-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}