Learner Reviews & Feedback for Story and Narrative Development for Video Games by California Institute of the Arts
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MV
Oct 24, 2020
Very well structured course with pretty straightforward homeworks that teach a lot about importance of elaborating on details that make a good story strong and entertaining.
RB
Feb 23, 2016
I am glad that I have chosen to sign up to this course. It has open up my vision to a whole new world. Thanks so very much. The professor is engaging and the course content is fascinating.
276 - 300 of 303 Reviews for Story and Narrative Development for Video Games
By odincarlothegreat
•Sep 10, 2016
A nice course, but there is lack of teachers participation.
By Angel A S M M
•Jun 2, 2021
Curso para aprender a redactar historias y sus personajes
By Miquel D
•Nov 16, 2015
Really nice way to know hot to present a Story!
By Andrea G A
•Jul 16, 2021
Good course but a little bit less talking head
By Ruaan G
•Nov 29, 2018
Best part of this specialization
By Samin M
•Jul 8, 2020
Very informative.Helped me alot
By Oscar Z
•Sep 5, 2021
A bit boring to write story.
By 万锦阳
•May 3, 2017
The course was good!
By Alexandra F L
•Sep 27, 2022
very entretaining
By Petros K
•Dec 3, 2015
quite enjoyable :)
By 13 J
•Oct 21, 2021
Challenging...
By Fernando B B
•Sep 29, 2017
Great course!
By SPARSH R
•Feb 5, 2025
good
By Alexis P C
•Jul 7, 2020
Taking the Story and Narrative Development for Video Games have helped me gain a basic understanding of developing stories for video games, etc. I was fortunate enough to learn from the constructive feedback received from peers in the class, which helped me improve and expand on my ideas in the course assignments. This course helped me apply exercises introduced in the course to everyday life when watching movies and reading stories.
I'm giving 3/5 stars because again, the course mentors did not seem involved in students' questions posted on the discussion forums. I posted a question regarding an assignment's missing grade only for it to be answered a week later. Many students have posted questions on the discussion forums from previous courses and this one only for most left unanswered.
I've left a similar review regarding lack of involvement of course mentors, and I'm disappointed to leave another review about it again. When course mentors are actively involved, it helps us learners to understand course materials and make learning enjoyable when interacting with others.
By Taylor S
•May 7, 2024
The course itself was fantastic and I appreciate the care the lecturer took in creating it. I seriously learnt so much. Thank you! The problem I have is in the grading system: when the grade is out of 4, you had the option to give 4/4, 3/4, or 0. There were often times when those I was peer assessing qualified for a 2 or a 1, but those just weren’t options. Also, when a question requires you to meet 8 requirements to be answered fully, it’s shouldn’t only give 2 points. 8, at the minimum, plus 1 more for quality/effort. As a result, I got 100% across the board, but I don’t feel like I earned it. I got 0 feedback because students aren’t encouraged to care through the grading system. It wasn’t just me either. Based on the work I peer assessed, students stopped trying after week 1 and 2 because the grading system made it feel like the bare minimum was more than enough to do well which doesn’t exactly encourage people to try. Like, I could have chosen to not learn anything and still passed with flying colors, which isn’t a brag. It’s a problem with the grading system.
By amberlimshin
•Dec 27, 2020
There were some insightful points and the instructor is clear and concise. The teachings were also made clearer by using actual written examples of games/stories. The reason for 3 stars is because the peer feedback is lacking. Maybe it's because this course requires more reading. People don't give critique or feedback. Just one-liners like "this is good" or "nothing to change". An important element of writing (especially for games) is feedback from others, which makes the feedback in this course frustrating.
By Vanessa S
•Mar 1, 2018
I like that the instructions and lessons are easy to follow for a beginner. I am not a hardcore gamer but still I was able to understand the lessons and the examples given were quite helpful. What could be improved though is the Peer Review mechanics - I have submitted my assignment early but the review of my work came late. I don't want to pay for the course again in the next month, I really wanted to finish on time, but apparently that is not even in your control even if you submit on time.
By Alex R d D
•Mar 21, 2024
The course is pretty good as an introduction to the industry, the main processes and the overall information for beginners, if that is your case I highly recommend it to you as it has good practices and it's easy to understand. On the other hand if you are already in the industry or studied something game design/narrative related, it might feel a bit repetitive. My overall feeling is quite good though, thank you for the course guys :)
By Kristen F
•Aug 16, 2017
This was ok, but not really for me. I feel like this can be very helpful for some who struggle with story and narrative writing, but for those who have taken courses and studied this already, it was repetitive and tiresome.
By Татьяна Т
•Feb 18, 2022
I'm disapointed. Basic knowleges of drama structure, making characters. And 0 about narrative mecanics. If You are already screenwriter or writer You will find nothing new.
By Tatiana W
•Sep 20, 2018
Great course content but only 3 stars because after being finished for over a month I am still waiting for someone to review my final assignment.
By Juan C D M
•Dec 24, 2015
The course is ok, but it doesn't give any certificate of completition for free users (something that many other courses do give).
By Deborah M M
•Nov 19, 2015
Good overview of narrative and a breakdown of key story elements such as character and setting.
By Kaan K
•Jan 27, 2026
AI grading hinders the quality of writing for the sake of structure
By レヷブレート サ
•May 14, 2016
The material is OK, but it just felt so boring