The first dedicated narrative design HANDBOOK FOR AR/MR/XR
Develop the skills you need to shape the future of immersive entertainment.
Veteran immersive storyteller Rob Morgan presents an accessible and practical guide to augmenting the world with layers of narrative and adventure.
Learn how to turn ordinary people into augmented protagonists, and to turn everyday places into extraordinary story-rich settings.
Designed for students, artists and practitioners, Storytelling for Spatial Computing and Mixed Reality provides the tools for you to develop your own immersive storytelling voice.
Includes 25x practical challenges to help you build your own portfolio of spatial narrative prototypes (no special hardware required!)
Step-by-step spatial narrative design
Storytelling for Spatial Computing and Mixed Reality gets you up to speed on the technology and terminology of immersive storytelling.
With a wide range of case studies drawing on everything from classical drama to immersive theatre, hardcore gaming, LARP, live games, visual art, photography and filmmaking.
But it's about the story YOU want to tell. This is a manual of possibilities, not parameters. It breaks down the fundamentals of emotional immersion, ready for new platforms to emerge and hybridize.
Includes sections on accessibility & inclusion, XR storytelling ethics, and a step-by-step guide to developing your first spatial narrative project from concept to pitch.
About the Author
Rob Morgan has been telling award-winning stories with VR, XR and immersive theatre for well over a decade. A pioneer of AR theatre, Rob's helped create story worlds and immersive experiences for some of the world's largest IPs and cultural institutions.