NEXT-GEN Nescot Year 2 - story-boarding and play-boarding

Storyboards and playboards are similar but have many differences that distinguish them from one-another.

Storyboards are mainly used for animation and films as there is only one main story that follows through in a planned, sequenced order.
Storyboards often consist of images and words describing the story with arrows: showing movement/ action and camera movement (zooming, panning, etc). Storyboards will also likely have written dialogue to show what is happening in more detail.

An example of a Storyboard:

Playboards on the other hand are more commonly used in videogames and are sometimes used in animation, however sparingly.
Playboards often are pictures of a game level (or animation scene) in a 2D or 3D scene at different camera angles, such as first or third person. However, this is not always the case and they can often be represented in flowchart form.

Playboards, alongside storyboards, include arrows that are used to depict the movement of the playable character and the outcomes of the movement.

Examples of Playboards:

Dickson Matty (November 20, 2018) The difference between Playboards and Storyboards!. Available at "https://matthewdicksonsite.wordpress.com/2018/11/20/the-difference-between-playboards-and-storyboards/" Last accessed (08/06/2019).  (Mario playboard)



Google Documents (Undisclosed) Playboarding and Storyboarding. Available at "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J_EdY_B9Z8R4nXGy3uoexz1IwMhiKXlSsXra2iDXy0s/edit" Last accessed (08/06/2019).   (flowchart)