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How to Create a Social Game Storyboard

Social media and networking is a popular way to stay in touch with friends, family and co-workers. Social networking sites have also incorporated many online games to keep members involved. Game creators are continually searching for new exciting social games to entice participants to remain on their site. If you want to try your hand at designing a social game, starting with a storyboard is a good first step.

Things You'll Need

Paper
Pencils
Pens
Markers
Poster board

Instructions

- 1
  Download several free storyboard templates from the Internet or draw your own. Begin with a general idea, quote, story, image or other attention-getting motivator. Write the motivator at the top of the storyboard template.
- 2
  Determine the objectives for the game, or decide what the main idea of the game will be. Decide what, if anything, participants should learn from playing the game. Explain the concept as thoroughly as possible, and enter this information in the storyboard template.
- 3
  Sketch preliminary characters in the template. Decide what roles the characters will play in the game. Address any difficulties and obstacles the characters might need to overcome. Provide some possible solutions, and write a script if necessary or desired.
- 4
  Continue to develop ideas, characters, background, props and other objects in each additional storyboard template. Break the game down into different frames to represent different game levels. Use the storyboard frames to further brainstorm ideas.

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