Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast

Episode 32: Julia Minamata

Why I Love Text Parsers We talk with Julia Minamata (The Crimson Diamond) about the joys of implementing a text parser-based game in the 2020s - but also about creativit

Episode 31: Josh Labelle

Set-ups, Attempts, Complications and Pay-Offs We're joined by Josh Labelle (Disney Dreamlight Valley, Kim Kardashian's Hollywood) to talk about the bare bones of what ma

Episode 30: Pedro Giglio

Blending In by Standing Out Pedro Giglio (Town of Zoz, Cobra Kai 2) joins us to talk about bringing local detail to a global market. How do we adjust our material to mak

Episode 29: Adriana Jacobs

Poems Make Games Better Adriana X. Jacobs is an Associate Professor of Hebrew Literature, and also a game writer and designer. This week she talks to us about the use of

Episode 28: Josh Boykin

Choose Yourself We're joined by Josh Boykin (Lancer Tactics) to talk about how we bring ourselves into the work that we do - especially in a world full of injustice and

Episode 27: Emma Kidwell

Your AAA game should be more mundane We're joined by Emma Kidwell (Civilisation VII, Midnight Suns) to discuss the quieter, mundane moments that make a blockbuster game

Episode 26: Graham Walmsley

Let’s make an 80 Days tabletop roleplaying game We're joined by TTRPG designer Graham Walmsley (Cthulu Dark, Cosmic Dark) to discuss his approaches to creating table-top

Episode 25: Jill Scharr

You're Not a Bad Writer, You Just Don't Get the Assignment When writers join a project, they're not always fully aligned with that project's tone and style - sometimes,

Episode 24: Pietro Polsinelli

A Simple Pawn A wide-ranging and fascinating conversation with writer and narrative designer Pietro Polsinelli (Football Drama, Becoming Saint) about writing games embed

Episode 23: Philippa Warr

Localisation, Localisation, Localisation Philippa Warr (Little Kitty, Big City, A Monster's Expedition) joins us to talk about the process of localisation. Can digging i

Episode 22: Anna C. Webster

"Tell Me More About That": Writing Characters Using a Devised Theater Approach We're joined by freelance writer Anna C. Webster (Echoes of Wisdom, Bloodlines 2) about us

Episode 21: Nessa Cannon

Make Something Insane: A Guide To Short Twines Nessa Cannon (Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic) joins us to explain how making fast, scrappy Twine games quickly and intuitive

Episode 20: Kevin VanOrd

Two Tips for Better Dialogues We're joined by Kevin VanOrd (Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2), who tells us about his approaches to writing interactive conversa

Episode 19: Deborah D'Antonio L.B. Almeida

On the Purpose of Choices, and What Keeps Players Engaged We're joined by Deborah D'Antonio L.B. Almeida (SideQuest Vol 1, Drintera) to talk about writing and designing

Episode 18: Konstantinos Dimopoulos

On Entering Cities (In Interesting and Memorable Ways) Konstantinos Dimopoulos (Zero Parades) is a game urbanist who designs cities for games. How do we bring big urban

Episode 17: Anthony Jauneaud

Silence! We talk to Anthony Jauneaud (Night Call, Flat Eye) about the value of silence in conversations. How do encourage players to hold back, and let the other charact

Episode 16: Raquel de Miranda

Economy and Commerce as Narrative Tools Narrative designer Raquel de Miranda (Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden) joins us to outline ways to use the economy of the world to

Episode 15: Eric Stirpe

'I don't wanna put my lips on that:' An Ode to Adventure Game Protagonists We're joined by Eric Stirpe (Fortnite, Minecraft: Story Mode) about adventure game protagonist

Episode 14: Anna Megill

Leave Nothing on the Table Veteran games writer Anna Megill (Control, Guild Wars 2) joins us to talk about coherent storytelling using every part of the game dev team. H

Episode 13: Pete Stewart

The Bricks & The Gaps: What We Do & Don't Need When Building Worlds We talk with Total War and Star Wars: Jedi Survivor writer Pete Stewart about how to build worlds tha