ABSTRACT
Any game-based virtual environment will contain a number of scripts written to provide player interactivity, vehicular mobility, scenic changes, and other dynamic elements. While there are some individuals who are both master designers and scripters, most people tend to focus their creative efforts in one area or the other. This division of labor creates the need for a common understanding of each other’s skillsets and job duties. With this common understanding, forming an alliance to become a build team is very rewarding for both the designer and the scripter. Farther along in this chapter we will examine this relationship, learn how to build a good foundation in designer and scripter vocabularies and examine two case studies of scripted game-based environments created by designer Ann Cudworth (Annabelle Fanshaw in the Metaverse) and her scripter associate Vicki Brandenburg.
