1: An Unlikely Beginning
2: Little Catastrophes
3: Set Pieces for Player Experience
4: Expanding the Game World
5: Todd Howard: In His Own Words
6: The Future of Open World Gaming
Appendix - Chronology of Works
Bibliography
Index
Explores the worldbuilding design aesthetic of Todd Howard, the creative visionary behind The Elder Scrolls and Fallout game series.
Wendi Sierra is an Assistant Professor at Texas Christian University, where she teaches classes on game design, history, and analysis. Her research has appeared in edited collections about Pokemon Go and Skyrim. She is currently developing a culture and language game about the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, tentatively titled A Strong Fire.
In Todd Howard: Worldbuilding in Tamriel and Beyond, Wendi Sierra
illuminates this beloved game developer's mind, his struggles and
passions, the history of his career from humble beginnings to
towering success, and his visions for the future of games. Choosing
to highlight his excellence in worldbuilding, she examines how
rich, expansive game worlds like Tamriel keep players coming back
again and again, logging hundreds or even thousands of in-game
hours trudging up and down snowy mountains, collecting herbs, ore,
and flowers, and questing for colorful NPCs—and for the sake of a
compelling story in which they are the protagonist. This book is an
essential guide to one of the greatest worldbuilders in the history
of fantasy, and it belongs on the shelves of game scholars and game
lovers alike.
*Lauren Woolbright, Assistant Professor of Communication and New
Media Studies, Alma College, USA*
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