The Chair Test in Video Games, a short video essay featuring @inkle.co's Jon Ingold (80 Days), @juliaminamata.bsky.social (The Crimson Diamond) & @rich-lem.bsky.social (Uncharted) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFB... #videogamedocumentary #gaming #gamedesign #videoessay
Me holding a book up against a neutral background. The book: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing
should I bring it to GDC and ask fellow contributors to sign their page or is that cringe
Who would @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social, writer of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, say was the villain in that game?
( For the full conversation, check out the Kaleidoscope: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ )
Psst btw everyone but A Highland Song is on sale right now with proceeds going to @gamesaid.bsky.social
Find out why this game hit number 28 in the Steam chart in Japan on launch. Seriously. We’d love to know
My (smol) essay in this is "Interactive Fiction Games and Stand Up For Kids: How I Learned to Write Comedy For Kids"
Where I go talk about my experience making Interactive Fiction for kids how *you* can make kids laugh with your writing.
I’m in this book? I’m in this book!! I keep being surprised I’m in this book with so many amazing writers. 😅😅😅
Grateful to @jon.inkle.co for taking my pitch. Get your copy asap!
www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/
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The first episodes of Inkle's Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast are out:
www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/
– hosted by @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social , feat. @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social
Enjoyable conversations, and quite a few thoughts applicable to more than just game writing.
Just posted "On Gameplay Storytelling", my contribution to @jon.inkle.co's cool new anthology "The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope", on my website:
jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...
The thing about writing for games is to remember that the story exists to serve the game design, not...
Game Developer posted up the foreword to the new book:
I had the great pleasure of talking to Jon and Sagar about game narratives and the challenges of crafting them.
If you enjoy this discussion, tune into more, and check out the accompanying book "The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope".
🌀 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE is out as of today! 🌀
www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/
A tasty pile of >100 articles on the craft of game narrative.
Plus... a podcast diving carefully into each piece, hosted by yours truly and @inkle.co 's @jon.inkle.co . Two full eps out now. Check it out!
Absolutely delighted to say - this is out now!
We've also launched a podcast to go with, the first two eps of which are live, including an amazing interview with @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social, writer of Black Flag.
New eps weekly, we have some amazing people lined up. Genuinely thrilling.
Look out! EXPELLED has fallen to its lowest ever price as a Steam Daily Deal - this window won’t last long so strike it while it’s too Good to be True!
What if code wasn't a text document?
I've been mulling over this kind of stuff for 20+ years! I made a wee prototype and blogged about it last week to get it out of my system. Knowing me, I'll pick it up again this time next year!
Read here! 👉 joethephish.me/blog/visual-...
Dear Francisco, We are thrilled to announce that your talk submission has been accepted for NarraScope 2026! Here are the details for your session: Talk Type: Standard Presentation (45 min) Title: Going Union Part 2: How Indies Can Hire Top-Tier Talent And Not Break Their Budget
Excited to announce I’ll be speaking at Narrascope this summer!
A sequel to my 2023 talk, I’ll be explaining the new tiered budget agreements and recounting my experiences with Rosewater and Foolish Mortals.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday!
Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced.
… AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.
The Age of Quorum poster, showing a young Black man in front of a red background, staring at something off screen. The credits are: Ade Femzo, Mack Muggleton, Rhys Quilley, Justice Ezi and written and directed by Yomi Ayeni. A Rapport Festival official selection laurel logo is in the middle of the image, and the OOH Pictures logo at the bottom.
Very happy to reveal that our short thriller, Age of Quorum, has now hit the festival circuit - with our first official selection at Rapport Festival!
Join us for our London Premiere on 29th March at 13:00 at Ritzy Cinema Picturehouse (SW2 1JG) - tickets available via www.rapportfestival.com
@joe.inkle.co !
The Kaleidoscope launches next week: you can sign up to be emailed when it's out at the link below, or just keep your eyes peeled to our feed.
The first proof of the dust jacket / hardback version of The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope has arrived! It is a thing of beauty! @jon.inkle.co
Stargate SG-1 (2005)
The two wolf story text
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Wol... - I just came across this for the first time and the final line hit me like a freight train
The #gamewriting SIG will be at GDC, hosting events where you can meet and mingle with fellow game writers! We have awesome stuff planned for the entire week, so be sure to check out the schedule!
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Oh. Yes. I can work with that.
I’d completely forgotten we’d done this much work on it
But the best bit is the list of “side stories” that you would play through between returning to the main time loop story. A season of 90s Classic Who right here:
@joe.inkle.co has been tidying up the server and found a 27-page story doc for the Who game we never made, that’s full of HV crossover:
Artists peak at paid enough to think but not so much they don’t have to
