Sentences with phrase «narrative development for»

VentureBeat notes that Alexander Freed, the beloved SWTOR senior writer credited with the popular Agent storyline, will oversee narrative development for the new company.

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Whether a company is coming out of stealth mode, launching into a new market or looking to refresh for competitive reasons, creating a clear and crisp narrative is as critical as investing in product development and talent retention.

«And if there is no comparable development and celebration of the English story in which creative effort is made to weave new strands into the national narrative and national rituals then the field will be left empty for the xenophobic and the terminally nostalgic.»

Missouri Synod theologians had traditionally affirmed the inerrancy of the Bible, and, although such a term can mean many things, in practice it meant certain rather specific things: harmonizing of the various biblical narratives; a somewhat ahistorical reading of the Bible in which there was little room for growth or development of theological understanding; a tendency to hold that God would not have used within the Bible literary forms such as myth, legend, or saga; an unwillingness to reckon with possible creativity on the part of the evangelists who tell the story of Jesus in the Gospels or to consider what it might mean that they write that story from a post-Easter perspective; a general reluctance to consider that the canons of historical exactitude which we take as givens might have been different for the biblical authors.

For all that the neoconservatives have said publicly about their vision of American power, a coherent narrative of the development of their policy has been needed, and Dorrien provides that account impressively He reveals that the purported reasons for the Iraq invasion (defending America from weapons of mass destruction and spreading democracy and freedom) were a mere gloss intended for public consumptiFor all that the neoconservatives have said publicly about their vision of American power, a coherent narrative of the development of their policy has been needed, and Dorrien provides that account impressively He reveals that the purported reasons for the Iraq invasion (defending America from weapons of mass destruction and spreading democracy and freedom) were a mere gloss intended for public consumptifor the Iraq invasion (defending America from weapons of mass destruction and spreading democracy and freedom) were a mere gloss intended for public consumptifor public consumption.

Inside these glimpses of narrative methodology are some assumptions about learning that we can bring to attention for the sake of theory development.

In the semantic parallelism, for example, that generally obtains between the two halves of a line of biblical verse, there is often an intensification of meaning accompanied by a miniature narrative development.

Eire has an eye for the telling quotation, and he punctuates his narrative with lists designed to help the reader through the tangle of intellectual complexities — the five key influences on Luther's early theological development, the five core beliefs underlying the apparently endless variations of the so - called «radical reformation,» the four indicators of the religious dimension of early modern violence, and so on.

Everyone always praises Jay for player development but if Shack isn't good at his job then that narrative likely changes.

This running narrative might make some parents feel awkward; like they are doing a play - by - play commentary, but if parents realize that every word and interaction is a building block for child development, they may give it a try.

Once you have done your own little bit, as you have done for months now, to damage the Corbyn campaign, by your constant nitpicking of his competence and leadership skills and policy development shortcomings, and regular defence of the «soft Left» who have so blatantly failed to support him all year, from a supposed position on the Left (so much more effective in the current battle for the dominant narrative than criticism coming openly from the Labour right), will you too finally, (sorrowfully and with much hand - wringing») declare for Owen Smith at the opening of voting, David?

The Foreign Office also received an award for this job advert, informing candidates that the role involves: «Maintenance and development of job narrative around FCO and its value proposition, using insights from research and evaluation as well as knowledge of the evolving FCO strategy to inform resonant messaging.»

Invited Speakers: Martin Conway — Autobiographical memory and self http://www.city.ac.uk/arts-social-sciences/academic-staff-profiles/profe... Nick Chater — Self and Other in Joint Action http://www.wbs.ac.uk/about/person/nick-chater/ Kevin O'Regan — Phenomenal experience of self http://nivea.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/ Giorgio Metta — Physical Self and Peri-personal Space http://pasa.liralab.it Yiannis Demiris — Motor Self and Development of the Mirror system http://www.iis.ee.ic.ac.uk/yiannis Paul Verschure — An Architecture for Self specs.upf.edu Peter Ford Dominey — Construction of the Narrative Self over Time http://pfdominey.perso.sfr.fr/RobotDemos.htm

An overrated thriller that does have a gorgeous cinematography and an intriguing premise but whose development has its share of unnecessary narrative flaws and drags unforgivably, feeling bloated (and even tiresome) with scenes that are elongated for too long.

While Ted 2 never reaches the turgid lows of A Million Ways to Die in the West, the writer / director's misguided western spoof from last year, it also demonstrates yet again that his brand of comedy is far more suited for the half - hour television format of his series like Family Guy and American Dad than it is for a two - hour picture that requires more narrative heft and character development.

Though the narrative shares some obvious similarities with the three - act structure of the first movie, «Catching Fire» is superior in just about every way, including stronger, emotionally - charged performances from Lawrence and Hutcherson and better character development for the other tributes, who are more than just numbers and faces this time around.

For Jones, the films adhere to three over-riding characteristics connected to hardcore horror's amalgam of the pornography and horror genres: an explicit focus on sexual violence, a prioritisation of violence over narrative development and a realist aesthetic.

The writing also continues to be top - notch — from the sparkling dialogue, to the excellent character development, to the smartly plotted narrative that keeps you coming back for more — while the show's absurdist tone works even better in a period setting like the late 1970s.

Since joining Participant, Fong oversaw development, production and distribution matters for various Narrative and Documentary projects including A Fantastic Woman, and upcoming releases Kailash, Aquarela, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, 7 Days in Entebbe, Roma and Green Book.

Because your colony's development is connected to these choices, it also creates a powerful emergent narrative throughout, not unlike ones found in The Sims, for instance.

But here, they are the pay - off for nine hours of storytelling: because the narrative has been so stretched out, they are part of the film's character development.

Attention to the characteristics of drugs, the effect on behaviour and the emotional state of an addict provide both the narrative for the dance and the focus for the development of expressive skills.

The concepts covered are: * Camera techniques * Audio techniques * Editing techniques * Mise - en - scene codes * Narrative structure * Genre conventions * Representation * Ideologies * Cultural Spheres and Universes * Institutional Techniques * Audiences models and theories * A wide range of media theories broken into contextual areas into sociological and political This is vital tool in the lead up to the exam period, where it can be used as a revision guide for key concept development, and as a compliment to other units you are teaching.

Brunner, deputy director of the Center for Children & Technology, a division of the Education Development Center, believes that the DS platform has the social - networking and shared - gaming capabilities that will enable teachers and their students to «put concepts and skills into the kind of meaningful narrative context that is close to real life.»

In this article, I describe the benefits of using an interactive narrative learning strategy for eLearning design and development.

Great for oral language development, co-operative learning, topic based study, drama, performance skills, engaging reluctant learners, art (drawing faces), etc... Can also be used as a writing prompt (eg script writing, narrative writing, descriptive writing...) Your students will LOVE making up performances with these cute stick puppets.

Mentors provide nurturance and guidance for new teachers by noting and comparing their professional development with others, sharing «war stories» and personal narratives, reassuring them that the problems they encounter can be solved, supporting them with motivational encouragement, and promoting their professional identities as teachers.

In addition, I offer professional development for staff in the areas of tableau, storytelling, oral narrative and connections to writing, arts integration, and music.

For example, a persuasive essay contains a thesis and supporting arguments, while narrative writing may contain character development and a story climax.

You'll discuss how literary elements such as scene, character development, and narrative can bring scientific topics alive for general readers, as well as how to document research and interviews to prepare for the fact - checking process.

The ambitious narrative structure — the book is 100 % dialogue — might seem like a parlor trick in the hands of a different writer, but Saunders seizes the opportunity for a raw, intense, character development unlike anything else you'll read this year, or maybe ever.

Besides having an eagle eye for grammatical issues, she's especially attuned to the nuances of fiction writing — plot arc, character development, narrative drive — and will push you and your book to the next level.»

In addition to helping you determine the best methods for organizing and presenting your material, check for structural issues, theme, pacing, style, plot, character development and arcs, point of view, dialogue, narrative arcs, transitions, and so on.

Rachel is currently on the hunt for strong nonfiction voices, and would especially love to see some true crime, compelling narrative memoirs, career / personal development / growth books, or select works in the health sector (especially interested in cancer, Alzheimer's, brain / memory books).

For example, you want storyline, narrative arc, and character development critiques, not copyediting, spelling, and punctuation.

A Digital R&D Fund for the Arts project exploring narrative in digital comics creation and the development of an open source toolkit to enable people to create their own digital comics.

Among the presentation materials are a thorough post-mortem on Portal, discussing how the team integrated narrative with design, and a presentation on The Illustrative World of Team Fortress 2, which provides a very visual and technical overview for the development of the overall design style of the characters and the environments.

I suspect Ubisoft's model of spreading development across multiple studios allows for technical brilliance but saps their games of the meaningful narrative drive you get with an auteur, or a tightly knit studio, or even just vision.

It's a lengthy piece with lots to take from it but Hennig's view of modern games development, with its increasing costs and challenges, are particularly intriguing; taking a swing at game streamers, saying that they are partly responsible for the downturn in the fortunes of narrative - driven games.

After the conference, there will be a live panel discussion with Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, Beyond: Two Souls director David Cage and Assassin's Creed writer Darby McDevitt for a lively discussion around storytelling and narrative development in game design.

Chris has degrees from the University of Montreal and has worked on almost every aspect of video game development (Programming, Narrative Design, Game Design, Integration, Marketing...) for the past 5 years!

It's best tailored for fans who can look past the odd age, gender, and narrative inconsistencies of prior games and accept that retconning is a minor concession in series known for batshit plot developments and supernatural enemies.

When Naughty Dog set out to make a huge, open - ended area for «Uncharted: The Lost Legacy», they had to adapt their usual «wide - linear» narrative techniques to allow for more player choice, while still keeping the development of Chloe and Nadine's relationship consistent and natural.

This original title, available now from development studio Beenox, seeks to brings the energy and excitement of the long - running Super Hero franchise to fans looking for a unique adventure that expands beyond the movie's narrative.

Incremental sacrifices of agency in exchange for massive leaps forward in development of authored film - like narrative technique is - in my opinion - just such an arms race.

For composer Austin Wintory, though, the idea of performing Journey's music alongside live gameplay came during the game's early stages of development: «While I was writing the score, it became clear that the game was going to be like a silent film, where the music would have a strong narrative function.

But it was the Need for Speed series of games that really put down the blueprint for today's racing games with its narrative themes and which led on to the development of today's favourites like the Forza Motorsport series.

It's an interesting attempt to tie RPG levelling together with nonlinear narrative conventions, but we're desperate to play it for ourselves now, especially after such a lengthy development cycle — not to mention a release date on the near horizon.

Attentat 1942 was a finalist for the Excellence in Narrative at IGR 2018 and received the silver medal for the Game Development World Championship 2017.

And if you want to support my game development, check out my mobile game for free... there's almost no narrative in it, so this has absolutely no relevance to the blog.