Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast

Call Me by Your Name Ex-Naughty Dog narrative designer Josh Scherr joins us to discuss the best ways to employ reactive dialogue: in action sequences, puzzle sequences, and the quieter moments in between, with first-hand examples drawn from The Last of Us: Part II and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/

How to Love the Player Who Hates You - Creating after (or during) Gamergate We're joined by Mary Kenney, narrative director and senior writer (Marvel: Wolverine, Spiderman: Miles Morales), to talk about recovering from online harrasment, and how in a divided world stories - and the compassion required to tell them - are more important than ever. For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/

The Keyboard Is Not an Omnitool We’re writers. We can solve every problem with a stroke of a pen - can’t we? In this episode, the Chinese Room's Sagar Beroshi talks about how to know when less is more. For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/

Flawless Victory (and how to avoid it) Black Flag’s lead writer, Darby McDevitt, joins us to discuss character arcs in linear action adventure games, and how the gameplay isn’t always the best driver of the drama. For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/

Welcome to the Kaleidoscope! The Game Narrative Kaleiodscope podcast is a weekly show hosted by Jon Ingold (inkle) and Sagar Beroshi (The Chinese Room). Our aim to is interview every author in the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Book about their chosen topic, and the wider craft of writing for games. This quick episode introduces the show and lays out why we're excited to be doing it! For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/