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This is the freakier of the spice dreams I wrote for Dune: Awakening. It’s a prescient vision that gives the player earlier hints as to the nature of the people they are sent to assassinate. #DuneAwakening #GameWriting

Dune Awakening Spice Dream (SP...

This is the freakier of the spice dreams I wrote for Dune: Awakening. It’s a prescient vision that gives the player earlier hints as to the nature of the people they are sent to assassinate. #DuneAwakening #GameWriting

Dune Awakening Spice Dream (SP...

This is the freakier of the spice dreams I wrote for Dune: Awakening. It’s a prescient vision that gives the player earlier hints as to the nature of the people they are sent to assassinate. #DuneAwakening #GameWriting

Dune Awakening Spice Dream (SP...

This is the freakier of the spice dreams I wrote for Dune: Awakening. It’s a prescient vision that gives the player earlier hints as to the nature of the people they are sent to assassinate. #DuneAwakening #GameWriting

Dune Awakening Spice Dream (SP...

RE: https://wandering.shop/@jendiagammon/116442618718778906

ICYMI, I’ve got a new book out! DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL is my Choose Your Own Adventure book and middle grade debut. Explore the guts of an abandoned 80s mall overtaken by a warlock and supernatural creeps… if you dare! Get it from your favorite bookshop!
#books #fantasy #horror #games #gamewriting

and now came across this! ^^ /3 #AI #games #genAI #gamedevelopment #gamedev #genKI #Spielentwicklung #authorship #Autorschaft #KI #Spiel #rpg #TTRPG #tabletop #gamewriting #writing #Rollenspiel #worldbuilding #gamedesign #gamestudies #Spielwissenschaft #paper gamesbeat.com/latitude-lau...

Latitude launches AI adventure...

Let’s All Love Serana – Skyrim’s Half-Baked Romances

https://gutterputter.com/2026/04/19/lets-all-love-serana-skyrims-half-baked-romances/

(4/6) Time passes. A teammate messages me about casting and says, "Hey, what do you think of Jeffrey Combs for this part?" What!? Did I manifest this? Am I the god-monster-boy from The Twilight Zone? #DuneAwakening #JeffreyCombs #GameWriting #TwilightZone

(6/6) Looking over the Zayn dialogue, he said it gave him Milton Dammers vibes. Then we got to it. He was lovely to work with. #DuneAwakening #JeffreyCombs #GameWriting

(5/6) The recording session was awesome. I allowed myself a little bit of geeking out at the top of it, particularly over the audio of Mr. Combs's one-man show as Edgar Allan Poe. He was surprised and delighted I'd listened to it. #DuneAwakening #JeffreyCombs #GameWriting #EdgarAllanPoe

(2/6) I wrote the Twisted Mentat character Zayn De Witte. When I write a character, I often think of some actor or character as a starting point. It's not something I tell the eventual voice actor, just a springboard to develop a voice as I write. #DuneAwakening #JeffreyCombs #GameWriting

(1/6) One of the cooler things I've done while writing for Dune: Awakening, is get to work in the recording booth with the Re-Animator himself, Jeffrey Combs. The whole situation manifested strangely. #DuneAwakening #JeffreyCombs #GameWriting

I love building things in inkle's ink, I love interactive fiction, and I love game cities. Also, I do love teaching my *Create An Interactive City In Text using ink* course.

▪️ Find out more & enroll here: https://www.d6learning.com/course/create-an-interactive-city-in-text-using-ink

▪️ Live course presentation (23 April): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1980617816205?aff=oddtdtcreator

#gamedev #gamewriting #ink

Video Game Masterpieces That Have Greater Writing Than Shakespeare

https://gamerant.com/video-game-masterpieces-that-have-greater-writing-than-shakespeare/

#gamewriting #gamedev #indiegames #videogames #gaming

@tracefree For the last few years I've been feeling that every game must seriously explain why its main character is killing people on a regular basis as part of their typical activities.

Nothing wrong with characters who end up killing someone, but that should be a major plot point in the overall narrative every time. If that's something that regular people in this word just do, I want to see the game acknowledge how fucked up its world is.

#gamedev #gamewriting #videogames

Nachdem ich am Donnerstag spontan bei Writing_Bull im Stream zu Gast war, gibt es nun auch den Mitschnitt auf Youtube zum Nachschauen. Wir haben über meine Arbeit an #PioneersOfPagonia gesprochen und ich hab ein bisschen aus dem Nähkästchen geplaudert. 🙂

Viel Spaß!

https://youtu.be/539XZ9mRAfc

#Autor_innenleben #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #GamesAusDeutschland #EnvisionEntertainment #Storykampagne #Wuseln

It’s already the middle of NaNoWriMo, and I’m curious what you’re working on! I spent two NaNoWriMos writing the 100K+ words that are in Terranova (wow, that’s a lot!). It was the first big project that I took on, and I can't tell you how many rounds of editing I went through. It's one of my most edited works because I was so concerned about getting it right.

#NaNoWriMo #writing #gamewriting

Excited to start writing my next Twine game 🎉 First draft of the opening passage, so forgive any typos, repetitive worlds and other imperfections.

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Twine #games

What happens when a few students in 1997 set out to build their own sci-fi game - and end up creating one of the most unique multiplayer text games ever made? 🚀

In this interview, lead developer Morwen talks about Cryosphere's origins, design decisions, and where the game is headed next.

https://writing-games.org/cryosphere-satirical-sci-fi-mud/

#TextGame #GameWriting #SciFiGames #GameDesign #IndieGameDev

What happens when a few students in 1997 set out to build their own sci-fi game - and end up creating one of the most unique multiplayer text games ever made? 🚀

In this interview, lead developer Morwen talks about Cryosphere's origins, design decisions, and where the game is headed next.

https://writing-games.org/cryosphere-satirical-sci-fi-mud/

#TextGame #GameWriting #SciFiGames #GameDesign #IndieGameDev

What happens when a few students in 1997 set out to build their own sci-fi game - and end up creating one of the most unique multiplayer text games ever made? 🚀

In this interview, lead developer Morwen talks about Cryosphere's origins, design decisions, and where the game is headed next.

https://writing-games.org/cryosphere-satirical-sci-fi-mud/

#TextGame #GameWriting #SciFiGames #GameDesign #IndieGameDev

I fell off the face of the earth again (not really, just the social media plane 😁). In the meantime, I wrote my second tiny Twine #solarpunk game. Interactive fiction that I didn't even try to make look good because I'm only learning about the narrative aspect of game development.

If you are interested in the game itself or what I learned, feel free to check it out https://alinaleonova.net/blog/solarpunk-game

#Twine #games #GameWriting

How many twists does the story of Final Fantasy 10 have?!

I think it's like a dozen. And they are all good!
They have a setup, they have foreshadowing, they make thematic sense for the overall story, and they have meaningful impact on the plot.

Other games are famous for having one big twist, and most of these fail to check these four marks.

#videogames #retrogaming #GameWriting #gamedev #jrpg #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasy10 #FF10

How many twists does the story of Final Fantasy 10 have?!

I think it's like a dozen. And they are all good!
They have a setup, they have foreshadowing, they make thematic sense for the overall story, and they have meaningful impact on the plot.

Other games are famous for having one big twist, and most of these fail to check these four marks.

#videogames #retrogaming #GameWriting #gamedev #jrpg #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasy10 #FF10

How many twists does the story of Final Fantasy 10 have?!

I think it's like a dozen. And they are all good!
They have a setup, they have foreshadowing, they make thematic sense for the overall story, and they have meaningful impact on the plot.

Other games are famous for having one big twist, and most of these fail to check these four marks.

#videogames #retrogaming #GameWriting #gamedev #jrpg #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasy10 #FF10

Na quinta-feira que vem, 26 de junho, vai rolar o II ENCONTRO ONLINE da COMUNIDADE DE DESIGNERS DE NARRATIVA E ESCRITORES DE JOGOS.

Pra participar, é só se inscrever neste link. Nos vemos lá!

https://bit.ly/encontro-gamewriters-br

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #IndieDev

Na quinta-feira que vem, 26 de junho, vai rolar o II ENCONTRO ONLINE da COMUNIDADE DE DESIGNERS DE NARRATIVA E ESCRITORES DE JOGOS.

Pra participar, é só se inscrever neste link. Nos vemos lá!

https://bit.ly/encontro-gamewriters-br

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #IndieDev

Na quinta-feira que vem, 26 de junho, vai rolar o II ENCONTRO ONLINE da COMUNIDADE DE DESIGNERS DE NARRATIVA E ESCRITORES DE JOGOS.

Pra participar, é só se inscrever neste link. Nos vemos lá!

https://bit.ly/encontro-gamewriters-br

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #IndieDev

Na quinta-feira que vem, 26 de junho, vai rolar o II ENCONTRO ONLINE da COMUNIDADE DE DESIGNERS DE NARRATIVA E ESCRITORES DE JOGOS.

Pra participar, é só se inscrever neste link. Nos vemos lá!

https://bit.ly/encontro-gamewriters-br

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #IndieDev

Na quinta-feira que vem, 26 de junho, vai rolar o II ENCONTRO ONLINE da COMUNIDADE DE DESIGNERS DE NARRATIVA E ESCRITORES DE JOGOS.

Pra participar, é só se inscrever neste link. Nos vemos lá!

https://bit.ly/encontro-gamewriters-br

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #IndieDev

Saiu o VOD dos painéis realizados na gamescom latam 2025! Eis aí o registro oficial de "Como Ter Referências Pro Seu Jogo Não Ser Uma Salada De Mesmice", da qual participei com Tiago Rech e Flavia Gomes.

Foi minha primeira presença pública em um palco falando do tema que mais amo e acompanhado de profissionais na mais plena sintonia.

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #GameDev #IndieDev #gamescomlatam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s23QWGb9VxE&t=12660s

Saiu o VOD dos painéis realizados na gamescom latam 2025! Eis aí o registro oficial de "Como Ter Referências Pro Seu Jogo Não Ser Uma Salada De Mesmice", da qual participei com Tiago Rech e Flavia Gomes.

Foi minha primeira presença pública em um palco falando do tema que mais amo e acompanhado de profissionais na mais plena sintonia.

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #GameDev #IndieDev #gamescomlatam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s23QWGb9VxE&t=12660s

Saiu o VOD dos painéis realizados na gamescom latam 2025! Eis aí o registro oficial de "Como Ter Referências Pro Seu Jogo Não Ser Uma Salada De Mesmice", da qual participei com Tiago Rech e Flavia Gomes.

Foi minha primeira presença pública em um palco falando do tema que mais amo e acompanhado de profissionais na mais plena sintonia.

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #GameDev #IndieDev #gamescomlatam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s23QWGb9VxE&t=12660s

🕹️ Indie devs—what if your story engine could evolve like your gameplay engine?

Author AI helps you build branching narratives that stay coherent, modular, and deeply adaptive—no matter how complex your world becomes.

Designed for writers, built for devs.

#IndieDev #GameDev #NarrativeDesign #StoryDriven #GameWriting #AIForCreators #DevTools

Writer, narrative director, author, screenwriter - an exclusive chat with @alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social on game narrative, dirty storytelling, and his new book Crafty Game Writing! Read now: buff.ly/q7Myjre #GameWriting #GameDev #VideoGames #WeHappyFew #Contrast #Biomorph #SouthOfMidnight

NEW INTRODUCTION! After 3 years, some of my interests pivoted and some are just not on fedi.

I'm a one man company that mostly does 2D computer animation but I also do interactive writing and co-creating the first ever video game completely about larp!

🎨 #2danimation #animation #madeWithSpine #gameart #gamewriting #gamedev #madewithconstruct #inkle

🚀 #space #arduino #opensource #ecology #simpit #spacesim

🎲 #ttrpg #larp #boardgames #gaslands

📺📙 #terrypratchett #discworld

#dogsOfMastodon

Made good progress yesterday working through #DeathsDoor, an indie #ARPG that reminds me a lot of old-school #Zelda games. Great (also unforgiving) game so far, though some of the bosses are a bit of a challenge. You play as a crow, working your 9 to 5 to collect souls as an employed reaper. As one does.

There's a restaurant in the game with the *best* chef - "Jefferson." He cracks me up.

#videogames #GamesAreArt #screenshots #gaming #squid #squids #indiegame #indiegames #gamewriting #rpgs

I lavoratori dell'industria dei videogiochi hanno bisogno del sindacato, troppi i licenziamenti nel settore. Nel solo gennaio 2024 si è quasi arrivati al numero totale del 2023. #gamedev #gamedesign #gamewriting #gameworkers #stjv_fr @gamingtalker Leggi ➡️ https://smartworkersunion.it/rhu2

Same issue keeps arising with those educating about games, and transmedia:

"The screenwriting canon almost exclusively comprises screenplays:
• For feature films that have been commercially produced
• Written in English and produced in the United States of America (USA)
• Written by and about people who are white, heterosexual, non-disabled, cis men” -- Radha O’Meara, Kay Are, Stayci Taylor, and Cath Moore

Keep intervening! 😍

https://doi.org/10.52086/001c.90049

#screenwriting #gamewriting #transmedia

It's May, and that means Anna Megill's new book "The Game Writing Guide" is out this month! 📚

An approachable way to learn how YOU can get into the industry and pursue your career as a Game Writer.

Congrats Anna!

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-game-writing-guide-get-your-dream-job-and-keep-it

#GameWriting #GameWriter #Writing #Write #VideoGame #VideoGames #Gamer #Games #Xbox #PlayStation #Nintendo #PCGaming #Book #Books #Bookstodon @Bookstodon #CRCPress #GameDev #Indie #IndieGamDev

Congratulations to Hartmut Koenitz for the release of his book "Understanding Interactive Digital Narrative"!

Untangle 30 years of IDN theories across 200 pages.

This book will no doubt become essential reading for #GameWriting and #InteractiveStorytelling.

👉https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/understanding-interactive-digital-narrative-immersive-expressions-for-a-complex-time

#GameStudies #Writing #GameDev #IndieDev #Narratology #GameWriting #Book #Books @bookstodon #Bookstodon #Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #Gamer #Games

Next up: This fantastic book dives into the evolving discipline of procedural storytelling in #GameDesign. 📚

I've only ever heard great things about it:

👉 https://t.co/mYAS3MzIMz

#VideoGames #Gaming #VideoGame #Writing #GameDev #CuriousExpedition #Duskers #DwarfFortress #FrostPunk #MuderOnTheZinderneuf #StateOfDecay #TheChurchInTheDarkness #TheShroudedIsle #TheSims #Voyageur #WeHappyFew #NarrativeDesign #CRCPress #Book #Books #Bookstodon #GameWriting #GameStudies #Ludology #WorldBuilding

Another entry to #TheVideoGameLibrary that explores #Storytelling in #VideoGames.

Beginning with the structural features of #GameDesign and play, Prof. Amy Green's #Book explores #Games as both compelling examples of storytelling and important cultural artifacts. She analyzes fundamentals like immersion, world-building and player agency.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/storytelling-in-video-games-the-art-of-the-digital-narrative

#Gaming #Bioshock #Fallout #Fallout4 #MassEffect #TheLastOfUs #McFarland #GameStudies #GameWriting #Writing #GameDev #Bookstodon

Another entry to #TheVideoGameLibrary that explores #Storytelling in #VideoGames.

Beginning with the structural features of #GameDesign and play, Prof. Amy Green's #Book explores #Games as both compelling examples of storytelling and important cultural artifacts. She analyzes fundamentals like immersion, world-building and player agency.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/storytelling-in-video-games-the-art-of-the-digital-narrative

#Gaming #Bioshock #Fallout #Fallout4 #MassEffect #TheLastOfUs #McFarland #GameStudies #GameWriting #Writing #GameDev #Bookstodon

Another entry to #TheVideoGameLibrary that explores #Storytelling in #VideoGames.

Beginning with the structural features of #GameDesign and play, Prof. Amy Green's #Book explores #Games as both compelling examples of storytelling and important cultural artifacts. She analyzes fundamentals like immersion, world-building and player agency.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/storytelling-in-video-games-the-art-of-the-digital-narrative

#Gaming #Bioshock #Fallout #Fallout4 #MassEffect #TheLastOfUs #McFarland #GameStudies #GameWriting #Writing #GameDev #Bookstodon

Another entry to #TheVideoGameLibrary that explores #Storytelling in #VideoGames.

Beginning with the structural features of #GameDesign and play, Prof. Amy Green's #Book explores #Games as both compelling examples of storytelling and important cultural artifacts. She analyzes fundamentals like immersion, world-building and player agency.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/storytelling-in-video-games-the-art-of-the-digital-narrative

#Gaming #Bioshock #Fallout #Fallout4 #MassEffect #TheLastOfUs #McFarland #GameStudies #GameWriting #Writing #GameDev #Bookstodon

Another entry to #TheVideoGameLibrary that explores #Storytelling in #VideoGames.

Beginning with the structural features of #GameDesign and play, Prof. Amy Green's #Book explores #Games as both compelling examples of storytelling and important cultural artifacts. She analyzes fundamentals like immersion, world-building and player agency.

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/storytelling-in-video-games-the-art-of-the-digital-narrative

#Gaming #Bioshock #Fallout #Fallout4 #MassEffect #TheLastOfUs #McFarland #GameStudies #GameWriting #Writing #GameDev #Bookstodon

And as discovery works a little differently round these parts, I'll throw some hashtags in here too:

#GameDev
#NarrativeDesign
#GameWriting
#GameDevelopment
#GameWriter
#NarrativeDesigner
#Author
#Novelist

#Introduction

Hi, my name's Andy and I'm a senior narrative designer/game writer in AAA. I started in the industry about 20 years ago and I basically use social media as a year-round GDC.

I love discussing all areas of creative work, game design, story, etc.

I've had a Mastodon account for a while, but it looks like I'll be using a lot more going forward 😬

Anyway, lovely to meet you all. I'm going to scroll around and see if I can find anyone I've worked with on here.

👍

And as discovery works a little differently round these parts, I'll throw some hashtags in here too:

#GameDev
#NarrativeDesign
#GameWriting
#GameDevelopment
#GameWriter
#NarrativeDesigner
#Author
#Novelist