As a follow up to the talk last night, here’s some links to stuff around myth and storytelling. 

Making the Most of Mythic Structure - GamesU 2009

A talk from game script writer Matthew Grau, giving a great rundown of the hero’s journey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhyDsxlZus

the book: The hero with a thousand faces

http://newworldlibrary.com/BooksProducts/ProductDetails/tabid/64/SKU/15936/Default.aspx

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hero-Thousand-Faces-Joseph-Campbell/dp/0586085718

resources about the heros journey for teachers

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hero.html

The Joseph Campbell foundation

http://www.jcf.org/new/index.php

Hero’s journey game - create your own character and situations here!

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/herosjourney/

If you can get hold of this documentary, i reccommend episode 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Myth

The 36 dramatic situations:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situations

Creating Emotion in Games: The Art and Craft of Emotioneering

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creating-Emotion-Games-Emotioneering-Riders/dp/1592730078

FreemanGames.com

http://www.freemangames.com/idea/

interview with David Freeman, author of Creating emotion in games

part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbUUfzaFav0

part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAZrCmNl0nA

part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJf1MnOdYnQ

part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_9Gub0lwpY

Wall-E clip from interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWf4sVCwo1s

Clip from Lord of the rings from interview

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfepiw_test-clip-2_creation