The Corner of Story and Game

Special Sunday evening episode! 🎙️ @subversiverse.bsky.social returns to talk worldbuilding across games, comics, Discord, and more. Mystery, memory, & fragmented storytelling from Destiny to Time Sensitive.

🎧: bit.ly/46Feq16
🎞️: youtu.be/Yt2D-3T4aRc

#GameWriting #Worldbuilding #Transmedia #Podcast

New episode! 🎙️ @jscoble.bsky.social joins us to explore how narrative survives across games, comics, & TTRPGs.
Canon, player choice, & writing for the gaps. And Dead Money!

🎧 Listen: bit.ly/3WeIcna

#GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #Transmedia #Podcast #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame #JesseScoble #DeadMoney

🎮 New episode! @ifyouwillem.bsky.social returns to the show to talk scoping narrative for your first indie game. Small games, big storytelling!

🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/46jaD9x
💻 Watch here: youtu.be/glKLHOY3yNQ

#GameDev #IndieDev #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Podcast #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

Yesterday’s ep with composer @nikitamalko.bsky.social got me thinking:

🎧 What’s a game moment where the music hit harder than the dialogue? Drop your favourite.👇

🎙️ Listen: bit.ly/3Vlae0a
📺 Watch: youtu.be/bjf0giWghzg

#GameDev #GameAudio #Podcast

Thank you for taking the time to chat!

🎧 New ep of The Corner of Story and Game is live! Composer @nikitamalko.bsky.social joins me to talk scoring emotion, narrative design, and sonic worldbuilding in games. Listen here: bit.ly/3Vlae0a

#GameDev #GameAudio #Storytelling #Podcast #MusicInGames #NikitaMalko #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

“Anytime you enter a new IP to write for, you’re standing on the shoulders of giants.” 💡 @grahammcneill.bsky.social on honouring canon while bringing fresh ideas. How do you approach creating inside someone else’s world?

#GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #Storytelling

New episode! 🎙 @grahammcneill.bsky.social joins The Corner of Story and Game to explore creating inside IPs and turning canon constraints into creative fuel.

🎧 http://bit.ly/4ozOPxy
📺 https://youtu.be/T00_0_dUg0A

#GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #Worldbuilding #GrahamMcNeill #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

How do you get players or audiences to care at the very start of a story or game? In my latest chat with Jesse Theiler, we talked about buy-in and immersion. What's your go-to technique for grabbing attention fast?

#GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #TTRPG #StoryHooks

New episode! 🎙️ Jesse Theiler of Dungeon Cocktails joins us to explore worldbuilding on the fly, balancing improv, player agency, & narrative structure.

🎧 Listen: http://bit.ly/46AsJVb
🎥 Watch: https://youtu.be/7v-w7KlKUHY

#Worldbuilding #GameDesign #TTRPG #LiveDandD #ImprovAndRoleplaying

🎙️ New episode! Richard Dansky joins me to explore the “invisible” side of game writing - the systems and mechanics that shape player experience without a single line of dialogue.

🎧 bit.ly/3Ha19Ue
📺 youtu.be/UV5NNo0KAnw

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #RichardDansky #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

🎙️ New episode! I chat with Ian Lynch about 🧭 environmental storytelling, 🎯 quest design, and 💡 crafting emotion without dialogue. Perfect for worldbuilders & narrative designers.

🎧 bit.ly/3GUqkdl
📺 youtu.be/BwIhrqbHd0k

#NarrativeDesign #IndieGameDev

@elainegomez.bsky.social

🎙️ New episode! Elaine Gómez joins me to talk inclusive game design, from mechanics to narrative to indie studio culture.

🎧 bit.ly/4eL3gKt
📺 youtu.be/Y8QAVBKbuV4

#InclusiveDesign #GameDev #ElaineGómez #NarrativeDesign #IndieGames #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

🎙️ New episode! @forbeck.com joins me to talk rulebook prose, levelling systems, and how both shape onboarding & narrative design in games.

🎧 bit.ly/4lCazq6
📺 youtu.be/U0vysbbWHVU

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #TTRPGDesign #StorytellingInGames #RulebookWriting #MattForbeck #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

New episode! I'm back from a short break and thrilled to chat with @mariebilodeau.bsky.social about turning personal stories into powerful narratives.

🎧 https://bit.ly/marie-bilodeau
📺 https://youtu.be/CotNpTHqn6M

#Storytelling #CreativeProcess #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame #MarieBilodeau

This week, @davidgallaher.bsky.social shares how he crafts emotionally grounded characters that hold up across formats.

🎧: https://bit.ly/4doWSbd
📺: https://youtu.be/5_bSE92qjLU

#NarrativeDesign #CharacterDevelopment #DavidGallaher #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame #ComicStorytelling #FireScarLie

It was … delight-ful!

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New ep! 🎙️ @ryanomega.bsky.social joins The Corner of Story and Game to talk about designing games that are as fun to watch as they are to play, drawing from his work on Taskmaster LA.

🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4dd8xtC
📺 Watch: youtu.be/mvjotA7OJXc

#GameDesign #StoryAndGame #RyanOmega

Today, we honour the storytellers who raised us. To the mothers, grandmothers, caregivers, and mentors, thank you for everything! Happy Mother’s Day. 🌷

#MothersDay #StoryAndGame #Gratitude #NarrativeBeginnings #StorytellersInOurLives

Aaron Vanek reminded us that great storytelling makes players believe they’re there.

💬 What’s one tool or moment you’ve used to make your world feel real to your players or audience?

#ImmersiveStorytelling #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #StoryAndGame

So, so happy for you! (and a wee bit jealous ...)

:)

New ep! 🎙️ Aaron Vanek joins us to talk LARP, immersion & how live-action tools can level up game writing.

🎧 bit.ly/aaron-vanek
📺 youtu.be/ceHplm-k81w

#NarrativeDesign #LARP #GameWriting #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

@jimzub.bsky.social explained in last week's interview that writing inside an established world means balancing canon with creativity.

💬 How do you decide when to follow the lore vs bending it for emotional truth?

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SharedWorlds #StoryAndGame #AdaptiveStorytelling

New episode! 🎙️ Jim Zub joins The Corner of Story and Game to talk about writing fresh stories inside beloved worlds like Conan and D&D.

🎧 Listen on podcast platforms (bit.ly/jim-zub-adap...)
📺 Watch on YouTube: (youtu.be/9jsLVOAnn4A)

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #JimZub @jimzub.bsky.social

So cool!

I was left with a question after last week's interview with Ashley Poprik - for the game devs out there: What’s the most unexpected team or department you’ve collaborated with that helped your story land better?

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #GameDevCommunity #CollaborationInGames

Let @subversiverse.bsky.social walk you through the design behind Caleb Stone.

Reserve your copy now and score a bonus pin-up by superstar artist Jorge Coelho — only on Kickstarter!

👉 timesensitive.strangelandcomics.com

#TimeSensitiveComic #MakingComics #KickstarterComics #StrangeLandComics

Excited to share that an exclusive Time Sensitive preview is live now at @dailydead.bsky.social !

Time travel, emotional sci-fi, killer art.

Check it out.

#TimeSensitiveComic #IndieComics #SciFiComics #DailyDeadExclusive #MakingComics #StrangeLandComics @subversiverse.bsky.social

And I thought I was the only weirdo that did this!