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Description

Backlight Gem serves as an all-encompassing narrative management platform specifically designed for the realm of interactive storytelling within game development. It merges user-friendly scriptwriting capabilities with adaptable, branching narratives, all while automatically producing a transparent data model that aids voice-over and localization tasks. The platform boasts a screenplay-style editing interface, allowing writers to develop their stories fluidly, and its real-time data modeling feature extracts script details to enhance the development workflow. Additionally, Gem fosters a collaborative atmosphere, enabling teams from design, audio, production, and localization to work together productively. The inclusion of a REST API allows for seamless integration with current game development tools, guaranteeing that narrative components are intricately integrated into the broader design framework. By serving as a centralized resource for narrative design, Backlight Gem not only streamlines the creative process but also frees creators to concentrate on storytelling, unencumbered by technical challenges. This innovative solution ultimately enhances the quality and coherence of interactive narratives in games.

Description

articy:draft 3 is the standard interactive storytelling software helping game writers and narrative designers keep an overview of their storylines and manage all their narrative content in one place. Write branching dialogue easily, keep all relevant information at hand using references in text, create templates and customize the information to your story world, set global variables, script your story logic and test it right inside articy:draft, before you write a single piece of code. When done, the helpful exports to Unity, Unreal or JSON will help you get all your content into the engine of your choice. Download the FREE Standalone version and start exploring all your interactive story ideas right away.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

JSON Yes 
Unity No 
Unreal Engine No 

Integrations

JSON No 
Unity Yes 
Unreal Engine Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

€5.99 Single User per month
Single User - Lifetime license - 99€ one time payment
Team Bundle - Basic - 49€ per 2 users per month
Team Bundle - Professional - 59€ per 3 users and 2 viewers per month
Team bundle - Premium - 99€ per 4 users and 5 viewers
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Backlight

Founded

2021

Country

United States

Website

www.backlight.co/product/backlight-gem

Vendor Details

Company Name

Articy

Founded

2014

Country

Germany

Website

www.articy.com/en/

Product Features

Screenwriting

Alternate Dialogue / Lines No 
Collaboration Tools No 
Import PDF / Documents / Files No 
Insert Images No 
Notes No 
Outlining No 
Speech to Text No 
Tagging / Filtering No 
Track Changes No 
Version Control No 

Product Features

Content Management

Audio Content No 
Customizable Templates Yes 
Document Indexing No 
E-forms No 
Full Text Search Yes 
Image Editor No 
SEO Management No 
Text Editor Yes 
Version Control Yes 
Video Content No 
Website Management No 

Game Development

2D No 
3D No 
Analytics No 
Animation No 
Asset Management Yes 
Drag & Drop Yes 
IT Asset Management No 
Network Management No 
Physics No 
Player Management Yes 
Prototyping No 
Virtual Reality No 
eCommerce No 

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