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Our good friends at @inkle.co have released The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope! In case you missed out, our intrepid founder @jigu.com.br is one of the 100+ participants. Buy the book, and listen to the new podcast too (surprise!). #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #Books

inkle@inkle.co · 8mo ago

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

Nuntius Games@nuntiusgames.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Don't play ONE NIGHT IN KAWAMI if you hold any degree of sympathy for annoying influencer wannabes. #indiegames #VisitKawami

A close-up of Mohawkadour, the annoying influencer. He wears a garish yellow and pink suit, rocks a blonde hairdo that mixes a Mohawk and a Pompadour, and has a pencil-thin mustache.

Thursday is #IndieDrop 🎮 And today’s theme is: ❌DON’T PLAY MY GAME IF YOU… Start your post with this line and finish it with what makes your game unique. Be bold. Be specific. Be provocative. Post images or a clip and quote this thread 👇 spread the drop! #indiegames

Amanita Design 🔧@amanita-design.net · 8mo ago

"Protected by his headphones," you say? Felix should totally hang out with Tanya... Let's say she knows a thing or two about that approach. Come on, Felix—all you gotta do is #VisitKawami. 🎧

Tanya, your guide in ONE NIGHT IN KAWAMI, wears a pair of black headphones as she winks and smiles to the camera. She's got read hair, brightly-colored clothes and pretty much is the best friend you haven't met yet.

Not us refreshing the page every 3 seconds just to grab this screenshot 🫣

Nuntius Games@nuntiusgames.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Places you will visit in my game Show the environments, maps or spaces from your game 🫶 Share and spread the drop #indiegame

A scene from One Night in Kawami, our free kinetic novel. It's a night setting at a train station by a river. It's 8:50pm. The next train, leading to Renkaku, departs at 9:00.

A scene from One Night in Kawami, our free kinetic novel. On the streets of Kawami, red neon lights by the subway exit. A group of people look at a gospel quartet with neon-lined gowns.

A scene from One Night in Kawami, our free kinetic novel. It's an alley right outside a nightclub. One can see a dumpster by the Staff Only access door.

A scene from One Night in Kawami, our free kinetic novel. The venue is empty. A banner with "TTT" stands behind the drumset on a stage, and a guitar rack is on the wall.

Hey, it’s #IndieDrop! 🎮 Today’s theme is… Places you’ll visit in my game 🌍 Take a look at some of the environments, maps, and spaces you’ll explore along the way. Share and spread the drop! #indiegame

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · 10mo ago

Yes -- TOWN OF ZOZ, Studio Pixanoh's debut game, features writing by our own @jigu.com.br -- and you'll get to play it soon. #TownOfZoz #HumbleGames #StayHumble

Jigu (a.k.a. Pedro Giglio)@jigu.com.br · 10mo ago

Get your machete and cooking pots ready, y'all. Glad to have worked in this one on the narrative front.

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · 11mo ago

Time for a new Brand New Whatever logo! I mean, not THIS one; it's been done already.

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · 12mo ago

Add to your Halloween reading list by scoring One Night in Kawami's Superfan Pack! at half price wherever you get your Mohawkadour dunking on. All proceeds go to the Kawami Reconstruction Fund. #VisitKawami #Sale #VisualNovel #GameDev Steam: buff.ly/Kx22LhH Itch.io: buff.ly/ZxBZt8r

One Night in Kawami: Superfan Pack! on Steam

So you say you're a Superfan? Well, I trust you. Here, have an artbook showing the humble beginnings of One Night in Kawami - and a glimpse of its possible futures.

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Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · 12mo ago

Esperamos te ver amanhã por lá! #VisitKawami #GameDev #IndieDev #DevBR

Jigu (a.k.a. Pedro Giglio)@jigu.com.br · 12mo ago

É com muito prazer que anuncio que, neste domingo (às 13h de 26 de outubro), vou participar da palestra "GameStory: O Roteiro por Trás dos Games" na Sala Multiuso da Biblioteca Mário de Andrade. Venha jogar Uma Noite em Kawami e leve um brinde da @brandnewwhatever.com. Nos vemos lá? #GameDev :)

V Festival Mário de Andrade: 100 anos de biblioteca, memória e futuro. Biblioteca Mário de Andrade. SP: Cidade de Todas as Artes. Prefeitura dee São Paulo. Jogar o Livro: Arena Gamer com exposição de jogos e palestras. 26 de outubro, das 11 às 21h. Sala Multiuso Biblioteca Mário de Andrade.

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · 12mo ago

Vem aí.

Uma imagem desfocada de uma impressora bem grande. Algumas coisas coloridas no papel branco. Hmmm...

Jigu (a.k.a. Pedro Giglio)@jigu.com.br · 12mo ago

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · last yr.

Drew Struzan's work was synonymous with cinema posters. When @jigu.com.br worked as a writer on Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising, Struzan's work was the main reference for the collages that became the game's illustrated cutscenes; smaller parts that formed an epic canvas. #RIP

Charlie Ashby@charlie-ashby.co.uk · last yr.

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years. His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds. A massive loss 💔

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · last yr.

Nosso intrépido fundador, produtor e faxineiro foi lá trocar uma ideia com o pessoal e vocês não vão acreditar no que rolou. ... Ah, a quem estamos enganando? Muita conversa, inspiração e troca de experiências. Prestigie seus indies.

Foi incrível ver a rodada de pitches do Game On Dev no sábado passado - muita gente com projetos incríveis e únicos. E tão legal quanto foi alongar o papo com a galera depois. Não cabe tanto potencial em uma mesa só... Dê um "alô" aqui, galera! #IndieGames #GameDev

Selfie coletiva: uma mesa de bar com um elenco de desenvolvedores de jogos independentes, cada qual com seu sonho!

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · last yr.

"What have you been up to, BNW?" We're glad you asked! Here's a FULL REVEAL of the games we were working on. Also, we're testing this new tool that transforms pictures into something completely different if the viewer is affected by NDA.

A picture of a robot-shaped cake. But is it cake? Or is it robot? The mind boggles.

TACTICAL versus STRATEGIC! A striking picture split in red and blue.

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · last yr.

Our intrepid founder has participated in a specialist-led panel to assist Brazil's Ministry of Labour and Employment in officially recognizing Narrative Designer, Game Designer & Visual Art as jobs - a good step forward in the wake of 2024's Legal Framework for Video Games. It's happening, y'all!

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · last yr.

Quarta passada, participei de um painel com 12 profissionais da indústria brasileira de videogames para definir as profissões de Designer de Narrativa, Artista Visual, e Desenvolvedor de Jogos. Dia cheio de discussões interessantes (não só entre nós, como também entre os realizadores do evento!)

Em uma sala de aula na FIPE, uma foto com 13 profissionais da indústria brasileira de games (12 participantes, 1 observadora) - pessoas das áreas de Design de Narrativa, Arte Visual, e Desenvolvimento.

Also, friends from English-speaking countries, here's a translated version of the Brazilian Association of Narrative Designers and Game Writers. In the end, Narrative professionals from all over the world deserve respect an recognition!

English-speaking followers! Here's our Manifesto for the Brazilian Association of Narrative Designers and Game Writers. We're collecting signatures and getting the word out there - HMU if you'd like to know more! Despite cooking it since 2024, we've only just begun. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · last yr.

Não deveria ser surpresa pra vocês, mas a Brand New Whatever apoia esta iniciativaa.

Na noite de ontem, aconteceu o II Encontro Online da Comunidade de Designers de Narrativa e e Escritores de Jogos - outro passo na formação de uma associação brasileira desta disciplina. A quem não veio, eis aí o VOD no YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=idCx...

Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · last yr.

Desde 2020, a Brand New Whatever luta pelo conhecimento e reconhecimento da disciplina de Narrativa em videogames - e é claro que estamos 100% a bordo desta iniciativa. o/

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! bit.ly/encontro-gam... #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Roteiro #IndieDev

VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 2y ago

Brand New Whatever is proud to announce DONKEY KONG BANANZA will be purchased on day 1 by all of its employees.

Nintendo won’t say who is developing Switch 2’s Donkey Kong Bananza. vgc.news/news/nintend...

Getting funding to develop video games isn't that hard, y'all.

'memba when ONE NIGHT IN KAWAMI got voiced reactions by @jonnalynnalonso.com (Tanya), @callmedashawn.bsky.social (Gilbert), @vanessabenvo.bsky.social (Inga) & casting director @moyceover.bsky.social (Mohawkadour)? Oh, yeah. It was back on... that dead bird website. Yuck. Follow 'em! #VisitKawami

Jigu (a.k.a. Pedro Giglio)@jigu.com.br · 2y ago

Our best friend, our pal, our homeboy, our rotten soldier, our sweet cheese, our good time boy @jigu.com.br has something to announce. #TownOfZoz #HumbleGames #StayHumble

I'm happy to announce I'm part of the Narrative team for TOWN OF ZOZ. Working as a writer with Arthur Protasio (Narrative Director) to bring Studio Pixanoh's vision to life was an exciting opportunity, doubly so when the game's brimming with references to Latin American culture.

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou@kanaratron.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're happy to announce that all of Brand New Whatever's original titles have earned this award. Fellow devs, will you join us in letting your player base know your game features #NoGenAI?

We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games! Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI. You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:- www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal

O podcast Frequência Gamer recebeu TODOS* os funcionários da Brand New Whatever para discutir o uso de IA em escrita para jogos. O resultado você ouve no episódio 3, "Enredo ou inteligência artificial?". Mas ouçam tudo, bons insights do assunto com muitos convidados! * no caso, o @jigu.com.br

#3 Enredo ou inteligência artificial?

Frequência Gamer · Episode

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Chris Kindred@chriskindred.com · 2y ago

Since we placed our tentpole on the ground, we aimed to support devs of all sizes and walks of life to fulfill their narrative needs. While seeing this is disheartening for the discipline, creator, be mindful of how you might get ahead of the curve by hiring folks like us. #GameWriting #IndieDev

but for real--reading the GDC State of the Industry report and seeing how hard narrative roles have been hit in the last year confirms how bleak the vibe has been for game storytelling