The Neolithic relief found in southeastern Turkey may illustrate humans' changing relationship with animals. (photo by K. Akdemir, courtesy Cambridge University Press) About 11,000 years ago, ...

Most people know George Lucas as the writer-director of the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as a producer of many films and series that make up the franchise’s extended universe. In recent years, ...

This is a scenario I have repeatedly participated in or heard described in funder circles: A discussion about the importance of narrative change, often including examples of innovative work, generates ...

Imagining things that do not exist in nature and weaving them into narratives are unique signatures of the human psyche. These abilities are abundantly evident in the earliest example of narrative art ...

The way a story is delivered can make or break it—and that includes the literal voice in your head. A good narrator needs to have knowledge of different story types and perspectives, a good grasp of ...

As a graduating doctoral candidate, I find myself facing many transitions ahead. At times like these, we often use a book metaphor: The Stanford chapter is coming to a close, and a new chapter is ...

The sheer number of storytelling improvements in video games really stood out in the 2010s, ranging from the incremental to the truly innovative, facilitating better — and sometimes altogether new — ...