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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and the trials of Immersive Sims
The Great Circle is lightweight on Immersive Simming but heavy on Adventure.
Jan 8
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December 2024
21 Creative Writing Principles (feat. love letters to friends)
Good writing is about finding the right words. And love letters.
Dec 20, 2024
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21 Creative Writing Principles (feat. love letters to friends)
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Narrative lateral design in The Forgotten City (featuring Socratic debates)
The Forgotten City is a moody Adventure-sized immersive mystery.
Dec 8, 2024
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Narrative lateral design in The Forgotten City (featuring Socratic debates)
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November 2024
Hope and disappointment in Disco Elysium (featuring centrist politics)
The freedom of the RPG, the authority of material reality.
Nov 25, 2024
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Hope and disappointment in Disco Elysium (featuring centrist politics)
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You, you're finally awake - How to make The Elder Scrolls 6 great
A legacy of exploration should be augmented with more role-playing.
Nov 12, 2024
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You, you're finally awake - How to make The Elder Scrolls 6 great
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October 2024
Hopepunk is the counter-balance to “realism" and grimdark
Naive or unrealistic, hopepunk is here to stay.
Oct 20, 2024
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Hopepunk is the counter-balance to “realism" and grimdark
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How to write a one-page game design document, with examples
A clear and sweet template to plan your dream game. Sneaking and vampirism included.
Oct 12, 2024
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How to enhance storytelling in video games (featuring friends and scattered notes)
Spend time with your friends, leave notes everywhere. Implicit and explicit.
Oct 9, 2024
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How to enhance storytelling in video games (featuring friends and scattered notes)
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September 2024
Writing lessons from Ernest Hemingway (featuring adverbs and punching)
Hemingway's prose is shaped on brevity and sweetened with metaphor.
Sep 19, 2024
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Video games and poetic prose (featuring pulpy vampires)
A look at video games with amazing writing, prose and dialogue.
Sep 15, 2024
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August 2024
Game design lessons from Enderal (Skyrim total conversion)
Enderal is an uneven masterpiece with a lot of valuable lessons.
Aug 27, 2024
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How to write video game quests (for beginners)
A basic template for writing video game quests.
Aug 22, 2024
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