Artur Ganszyniec

GAMEDEV or DIE! - Lasers & Feelings Hack by Artur 'Garnek’ Ganszyniec A one page satire about working in a video games studio.

I wrote a fun little RPG that you might enjoy :) garnek.itch.io/gamedev-or-die

Ep. 26 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Epilogue YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

Something ends, something else begins. This episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary is the last one. We visit a burning city, observe great politics, and face the Grand Master.

It was a great half a year. I hope you had at least as much fun as I did :)

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Ep. 25 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 5 (part 3) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, after A LOT of tactical errors and preventable deaths, we finally kill Azar Javed, and learn who's behind the Salamandra.

And it seems that in the next episode we’ll be finishing the game.

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Ep. 24 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 5 (part 2) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary we scare drowners and save princesses.

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Ep. 22 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 4 (part 6) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, we have a close encounter with a goddess, kill a god, and learn that even when we're not interested in politics, politics can be interested in us. And we finish Chapter 4.

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Ep. 21 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 4 (part 5) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, we talk about midpoints, suffer an awkwardly-written scene, listen about the Holy Grail, and repair a broken mirror.

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Ep. 19 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 4 (part 3) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, we just chill on the fields, admire the starry sky, and kill some monsters. Nothing at stake, just witcher chapter 4 vibes.

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Ep. 18 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 4 (part 2) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, we visit a village, foreshadow some family drama, meet a very beautiful cow, and discuss Polish literature.

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Ep. 17 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 4 (part 1) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary we explore a lakeside, and talk with a grumpy fisherman, a jaded witcher, and some scantily clad ladies.

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Ep. 17 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 4 (part 1) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, we explore a lakeside, learn foreign languages, meet two scantily clad ladies, a talkative fisherman, and one jaded witcher.

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Ep. 16 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 3 (part 6) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In today’s episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, we lift a curse, talk to a king, and kill a queen www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSvW...

Ep. 15 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 3 (part 5) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In this episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary, we rudely interrupt an online meeting, talk to a king, and meet a werewolf.

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Ep. 14 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 3 (part 4) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In today’s episode of The Witcher witch a designer’s commentary, we assist in a bank robbery and make other important life choices.
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Ep. 13 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 3 (part 3) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In today’s episode of The Witcher with a designer’s commentary we talk to a ghoul, explore old ruins and go to a posh party, where we meet a princess www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Oe...

In our The Witcher play through with a designer’s commentary we finally finish the beautifully messy Chapter 2

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#witcher #thewitcher #gamedesign #narrativedesign

I stumbled upon a real treasure (well... my mom did, while cleaning, and she let me know about the finding) – a 2007 publication by CD Projekt advertising an upcoming game called The Witcher. #thewitcher

What a fascinating piece of video game history!

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Ep. 7 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 2 (part 4) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In another episode of our "The Witcher" adventure, we are trying to solve the investigation in Vyzima, only to realise that we must go back to the swamp forest. Again.

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#witcher #thewitcher #geralt #gamedesign #narrativesedign

Ep. 6 –The Witcher with a designer's commentary: Chapter 2 (part 3) YouTube video by Artur Ganszyniec

In today’s episode of the Witcher play-though with a designer's commentary, we visit the confusing and mosquito-ridden swamp forest.
#witcher #thewitcher #gamedesign #narrativedesign
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Continuing our The Witcher play-through with a designer's commentary we dip our finger in the Temple Quarter of Vizima, meet two the-witcher-team lookalikes and help some working girls. Enjoy :)

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Wersja polska najlepsza, się wie :)

In the third episode of playing The Witcher 18 years after the release, we uncover dark secrets, continue romancing in suspicious circumstances and finish our adventure in the Outskirts of Vizima.

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Today, on the Witcher playthrough with a designer’s commentary, Chapter 1 (part one).
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Glad you liked it! The next instalment (Chapter 1, part 1) airs this Friday at www.youtube.com/@artur-gansz...

Eighteen years after the release, I play The Witcher, a game I worked on as the Lead Story Designer. Come and watch for designer’s commentary and anecdotes from behind the scenes.

The plan is to post new episodes once a week🤞
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#thewitcher #narrativedesign

Today’s post on The Narrative Designer was triggered by an old photograph, and digs into some ancient gamedev history.

I muse about what happened to the team who made the first Witcher game, and how game studios are like the Ship of Theseus.

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In the newest issue of The Narrative Designer, I write about curiosity-based stories. the-narrative-designer.com
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My, narrative designerzy, jesteśmy zwykle samoukami. Przy braku formalnej edukacji i platformy do wymiany doświadczeń, wyważamy często drzwi, które inni już nie raz otwarli.

Zapraszam na warsztaty z narrative designu przygotowane przez zawodowca dla zawodowców.

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What keeps us on the edge of our seats is the tension between hope and fear. To feel it, we must understand what the protagonist wants to achieve and what’s at stake if they fail. This is especially true when, as players, we are responsible for carrying out the plan.
the-narrative-designer.com

So far, on the-narrative-designer.com we’ve discussed the big picture: goals, conflicts, protagonists, story structures, and nonlinearity.

This week we zoom in on the basic building block of any interactive experience, the triad of crisis, struggle, and resolution...

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Bardzo się cieszę, że okazały się inspirujące! :)