Hey #narrative #gamedev How do you prototype a narrative game?
Jon Keevy
@jonkeevy.bsky.social
Writer of games, film & fiction. IGF nominated Narrative Excellence. Father of Coco. The Unwoven Warrior out now in South Africa. (Seeking reps in N America) Open for consulting & commissions
I love a whole rack of South African speculative fiction. Especially when The Unwoven Warrior is on its top shelf :) @exclusivebooks.bsky.social in the V&A which hosted Otherworld Gathering last weekend.
My offspring is much more stubborn than me, which is difficult. Also funnier, which is _really_ difficult.
Eat breakfast, drink water, take your meds, use pomodoro, trust the process.
Ashley Schofield is looking for work! 🐉@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social · 4mo agoany advice from writers for when you desperately need to start writing something but you can't because you're terrified of it being terrible
Hate it when insta switches back to 'suggested content' and the algorithm delivers straight bangers for an oh-shit number of minutes.
I am available for freelance writing - particularly video game and TV reviews (and podcast appearance gigs). I have written for IGN, The Verge, Polygon, Slate, The Guardian and others. I am Good and Fast. I have been writing for 20+ years. Message me, editors 🙏🫵🏽
4 Star review from Mr Pink Ink on Goodreads. They sum up the experience of reading The Unwoven Warrior very well!
How to decide which suffix to use? "-core" "-punk" "-maxxing" ? Wrong answers only.
This is what faith in your product looks like.
Thor Benson@thorbenson.bsky.social · 4mo agoAs an Illinois resident, I say hell no. "OpenAI is throwing its support behind an Illinois state bill that would shield AI labs from liability in cases where AI models are used to cause serious societal harms."
Peanut butter is technically, and always has been, a cheese.
Rav@rvbdrm.com · 4mo agoWE NEED BAD IRRELEVANT TAKES IMMEDIATELY FLOOD THE TIMELINE
As a pedantic anti-monarchist, I am all for splitting heirs.
The @infobeautiful.bsky.social account once again correct that information is beautiflul.
Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe climate colours of Africa
Exeunt Press's articles are always good, but imo this one stands out as a clear and thoughtful reflection of a vague term that elevates it into a useful theory in game design.
Exeunt Press 💀🎲@exeunt.press · 5mo agoWhat is a degenerate strategy or degenerate game state? I've heard the terms used, but never really thought about exactly what they meant... until now. This week at Skeleton Code Machine I share what I've learned. Subscribe to read it Tuesday: www.skeletoncodemachine.com #boardgames #gamedesign
Treat yourself like a genAI: Write out a detailed prompt of what you want the scene to be! Get that draft out fast! Edit it heavily and clarify your prompt! Repeat until you're out of tokens! Consume lots of water!
I dunno man, do you ever just want to be exfoliated like right down to the bone?
Hey... if you read my book please be a mensch and head to goodreads to rate it or even drop a review... Goodreads.com/book/show/228314161-the-unwoven-warrior
The Unwoven Warrior
"I am the Shadow of the Lion. The one who will survive …
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Big chunky essay. Very nutritious. Very satisfying.
tanze bravopueblo / w.s. healed@tattletale.bsky.social · 5mo agowrote an essay about encoding, decoding, 'you missed the point by idolizing them' and anton chigurh—but most of all about designing tabletop roleplaying games: medium.com/@rosequarter...
Look a little way into the history of anything and you'll find curiosities and oddities. Like two members of Great Lakes Ojibwe visiting London to show off a 'new' swimming stroke in 1844.
Such a weird fig leaf for homophobia because as a parent EVERYTHING forces a conversation you weren't ready for. You think I was ready to explain why crabs moult?! How the fridge works? Why X is a letter and it "marks the spot"? Ffs the existence of gay people is the only question I WAS ready for.
Cosmic Marvel@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 5mo agoPixar CCO Pete Docter says they removed gay elements from ‘ELIO’ after finding some parents didn’t want entertainment forcing conversations with their kids they weren’t ready for. “We’re making a movie, not hundreds of millions of dollars of therapy.” (via www.wsj.com/business/med...)
Sun Runners #renpy #gamedev update: Hex adjacency ✅️ Biomes w Tasks ✅️ Drag&Drop Assignment ✅️ Right click context info ✅️ Turns advance winter-night behind you, so keep your solarpowered vehicle chasing the sun as you scavenge, craft, and trade across a distant planet. ✅️ With @trubluis.bsky.social
We're in the Guardian too! RELOOTED is basically mainstream!
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo agoRelooted: the South African video game where players take back artefacts from western museums
Murmurant Games is registered! Say hello to a new narrative game studio :) Murmuration is emergent coordination in flights of birds. It's social movements without leaders. It's narrative complexity from honestly motivated characters. It's simple game mechanics creating a living world.
Jon Keevy@jonkeevy.bsky.social · 6mo agoSoon...
RAVEL is jamming in Cape Town again! Zine Jam: ANALOG 10am to 5pm Feb 28 Makers Massive. Bring your stationary. Bring your old magazines. Bring your friends. And jam with us. It's FREE but rsvp so we know how many folks to expect... www.quicket.co.za/events/35986...
For this you must own your IP. Do not give it away. There are people with wonderful work who own none of it and survive from gig to gig. Braid the long tail of your work into a sustainable career.
Tomas Sala@falconeerdev.bsky.social · 6mo agoYour survival isn't having a hit.. It's having a body of work you grow and expand. Until it cannot be denied and cannot be stopped. Momentum thru mass and perseverence. That's my strategy..my advice: you make it yours;)