The Craft of Writing for Games with Insomniac Games Senior Narrative Director, Jon Paquette

A Decade as Miles Morales with Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Nadji Jeter: chats with actor . Together they discuss his journey throughout games and traditional film and television; what it's like being Miles Morales for the past decade; what it takes to bring the characters inside to life; and the... by The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

55 min listen

Senior Creative Director Bryan Intihar Talks Marvel's Spider-Man 2: chats with his colleague and Senior Creative Director at , . Together they discuss including the important pillars that guided development; motivating teams to go beyond what they believe they're capable of; letting experts... by The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

80 min listen

Kait Tremblay & Sam Maggs: Calling in from the far reaches of Los Angeles AND Toronto, Kait and Sam join us to talk writing tests, how to give good feedback, important soft skills to have, writing processes and "muses," staying organized, things that tap and sap their creativity, what makes a good video game opening/ending, NPCs, storytelling quagmires, diverse dev teams, whether there's anything in their work that takes forever that people wouldn't expect, work/life balances, what they're consuming that isn't video games, why writing WWE fanfiction can be helpful for your game writing, major influences, and MOREEEEE! by Script Lock

88 min listen

Aleissia Laidacker & Rob Morgan: Straight outta GDC, Aleissia and Rob join us to discuss augmented and mixed reality experiences, interactive immersive theater, how to get players to not break experiences, whether AI is the future for making games accessible or not, Sleep No More (as always), should players be aware of a narrative changing around them, managing the user experience, having stories where the player isn't the hero, participation through implication as a storytelling conceit, using AI tracking and Machine Learning to help systemic games, attuning players to treat the world around them as if it's not devoid of social consequences, the player's self-importance about their own experience, advancements in systemic design, our collective excitement at the prospect of a wrestling game using the nemesis system, parallels between wrestling and storytelling, how do you make a believable NPC, and sooooo much more! by Script Lock

95 min listen

35 - The World Ends With You Part II: Retro Encounter finishes The World Ends With You but remains confused on some details of the story. In turn, we talk about the Reaper's Game and try to parse out how it came into being. by RPGFan's Retro Encounter

46 min listen

59: Making Magic with Chevy Ray Johnston (Ikenfell): Ikenfell creator Chevy Ray Johnston joins us to explore the inner workings of his tactical magic school RPG, from building a meaningful story with interpersonal stakes, to nailing the timing on a streamlined yet dynamic combat system. Show notes: by Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

83 min listen

24 - Episode Twenty-Four by RPGFan's Random Encounter

85 min listen

60 - Story Time: Spoiler Warning! And now for something completely different. The podcast crew decided it was time to take a long hard look at narrative in RPGs and video games as a whole. We pretty much get lost talking about the importance of player choice, strong ch by RPGFan's Random Encounter

100 min listen

Alyssa Wong & Lauren Mee: We’re BACK! AGAIN! And we swear we’re gonna post more episodes this year than we did last year! Alyssa and Lauren joined us to talk about how a theater studies degree is useful in games, shipping characters, writing hours, how hot Emperor Nefarious is, interacting with actors, writing characters and situations you hate, what draws them to horror storytelling, sexy monsters, what they need to nail down first in a story, what makes a good villain, worldbuilding, types of stories they don’t often see in games that they’d love to write, and a whole lot more! by Script Lock

113 min listen

Avatar Legends with Brendan Conway by Role To Cast

51 min listen

Jaclyn Seto & Christal Rose Hazelton: Moving on from our GDC episodes, we're back with Jaclyn and Christal! Together we discuss writing fanfiction, doing work you’re proud of without getting too attached, finding a way into a character, being funny on demand, self-imposed rules, whether their writing styles have changed over the years, writing with constraints, worldbuilding pet peeves, most overused words, what practice would they standardize across the industry, and common themes in their writing. by Script Lock

80 min listen

No School like the Olde Sküül - Rebecca Ann Heineman - Part 2 of 2 by Heroes of Gaming Podcast

29 min listen

New RPG Deep-Dive, Doctor Strange Updates, New Comics, and More!: Jump into the multiverse with the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game! The game designer joins Ryan and Lorraine to explain how RPGs get made. We also learn about the brand-new character Escapade, the surprise Infinity Comics that dropped this week (Patsy Walker and Strange Tales: Clea, Wong & America), and more huge comics releases featuring Hulk, Thor, Moon Knight, and Storm! by This Week in Marvel

64 min listen

Rebel FM Episode 189 — 09/06/13: We're back from PAX with entirely too many games to talk about and IGN's Tech Editor Scott Lowe. This week we talk about Outlast, Killzone: Mercenary, Killzone Shadowfall, Rayman Legends, Puppeteer, Spies vs. Mercs, Super Mario 3D World, the Xbox One... by Rebel FM

106 min listen

Rosa Dachtler & Ben Arfmann: NARRATIVE DESIGN! WHAT IS IT? Today we're super lucky to have Rosa and Ben joining us to answer one of the most perplexing questions of our times, plus chat about going from audio to narrative design, building narrative teams, enthusiasm being undervalued, how to sustain yourself through dark periods, how to nail the voices of established characters/IPs, the greatness of Yuri Lowenthal, methods for getting the best possible performances from your actors, whether directing has impacted their storytelling processes, storytelling quagmires they've found themselves in, how do you know when you're done with something (especially when you don't have a deadline), do they feel obligated to play other games to stay up to date with the state of storytelling, games that impressed them recently, stuff that takes them out of a game's story, things they want changed in game development, and one or two more things! by Script Lock

89 min listen

Alexa Ray Corriea & Ben Starr: Happy Holidays! We're closing out this year with the absolutely amazing Alexa Ray Corriea and Ben Starr, and they join us to discuss their favorite game performances growing up, working in games being like the wild west, being kind in this industry, looking at the jobs you don’t get/obstacles you face in another light, skills that are unique to games, banned words in scripts, being given the opportunity to add your ingredients to projects, the themes and kinds of stories that Alexa keeps returning to in her writing, the way games portray intimacy, IP white whales, stuff they do for their storytelling to help develop it, how they stay open-minded to unexpected ideas without losing shape of their visions, and a tonnnnnnnnnn more! This episode was brought to you by Backlight Gem. If you're a narrative designer or writer in the world of video games, Gem is a powerful tool that empowers you to bring your stories to life by streamlining the narrative design pr by Script Lock

121 min listen

S2E2: Nick Moran: Reinventing Escape Games with Innovative Structures: In season 2, episode 2, we have a lovely chat with Nick Moran, who was creative director for Time Run, one of the most influential escape room companies. He has created ambitious games with innovative formats, and he’s now focused his creative genius... by Reality Escape Pod - Escape Rooms & Immersive Games

67 min listen

Mike Cann (Mr Nibbles Forever), Kerbal Space developer pay claims & games you can't "win" by Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators

30 min listen

Rob Morgan & Emily Short: NPCs! VR! AR! Rob and Emily are here to talk about the importance of streamlining the implementation of your script, looting silos of information and the problem of them not being widely accessible, the value of knowing programming, the storytelling possibilities of VR and who you “are,” disempowered experiences in VR, interactive theater’s influence on games, different solutions for offering branching narratives to players, writing for augmented reality, and the lack of games about maintaining relationships. by Script Lock

107 min listen

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Interview with Jacinda Chew (Senior Art Director at Insomniac Games): On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel sits down with Senior Art Director Jacinda Chew of Insomniac Games in Los Angeles to discuss Marvel's Spider-Man 2 releasing on PlayStation 5 which releases October 20, 2023. During their conversation, they discuss design changes from the 2018 game, harnessing the power of PS5, choosing what suits to include in the game, Venom's lips and so much more. Jacinda has been at Insomniac Games for over twenty years. She enjoys working in both stylized and realistic styles and is particularly proud of art directing Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, Sunset Overdrive, and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Although many things have changed in the game industry, the passionate and talented people she works with remain the same. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 releases October 20, 2023 exclusively on PlayStation 5. SPIDER-MAN 2 GAMEPLAY IMPRESSIONS OUT NOW! Watch and list by The Movie Podcast

25 min listen

Laura E. Hall & Ian Thomas: The wait is over! Laura and Ian join us this week to talk about moment-driven story design, designing escape rooms and narrative live action experiences, relying on people's subconscious' to do the heavy lifting, Punchdrunk's immersive theatre, environmental storytelling, breaking games, how to write for experiences where you can't control what the player will do, puzzle design, VR shorthands, and much more! by Script Lock

90 min listen

Working on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Artist Turned Designer, Serious Games to Triple A, NASA, Learning to Lead, Player Reaction Videos, Communication Skills, and the Designer’s Journey with Roxanne Splitt of Insomniac Games: In this episode, I spoke with Roxanne Splitt, Associate Design Director at Insomniac Games. Hear their experiences and insights from working on various game projects, including collaborations with NASA and acclaimed games like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Roxanne reflects on the educational and emotionally significant aspects of working on the NASA project, learning from experts and tackling challenges related to space and human physiology. Hear discussion about the significance of an amazing Metacritic score, sales data, and the impact of receiving recognition for working on successful game projects. We then get into the importance of emotional connection in game development, with them sharing excitement around the impact of player reactions from gamers and streamers. Hear by Game Dev Advice: The Game Developer's Podcast

78 min listen

34 - The World Ends With You Part I: Retro Encounter traverses Tokyo in this episode in hopes of winning the Reapers' Game. We focus the discussion on The World Ends With You's combat system and our thoughts on the characters. by RPGFan's Retro Encounter

49 min listen

Spiderman 2 Spoiler Discussion by Good2Game Radio

72 min listen

Writing for RPGs with Narrative Designer Whitney Beltrán: chats with writer and narrative designer . Together they discuss her background in environmental law and mythological studies that led to her work writing for RPGs; what it means to write inside the universe; focusing on what... by The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

62 min listen

Ludology Episode 66 - Please Sir, Can I Have Some More?: Ryan and Geoff are joined by special guest Corey Koneiczka of Fantasy Flight Games designer of such classics as Battlestar Galactica, Mansions of Madness, and the upcoming Eldritch Horror. The topic? Expansions! Are they good or bad for the industry?... by Ludology

64 min listen

Marc Laidlaw & Chris Gardiner: Summer is here and so is a new episode! Today we're talking with Marc and Chris about storytelling transmedia synergy in 1990s Japan, what makes a good narrative director, planning a career as a writer, core skills writers should have, getting into writing with a team too early in your career, keys to good worldbuilding, creating the illusion of depth, the poop caves of Nottingham, having end goals in mind as a team, trusting your teammates, avoiding your first thoughts in writing, how expectations of more dialogue can put the wrong weight on characters, big failures, changes in writing processes, and player literacy. by Script Lock

81 min listen

Podcast # 522-PS4 Spider-Man Review: The Crawlspace panel reviews the new PS4 Spider-Man video game. We discuss the following: Is it the best Spider-Man video game of all time? What did we think of the changes to the characters? What part got us stuck the most? What did we think of all t... by Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast

179 min listen

Retronauts Pocket Episode 26: Planescape: Torment: BioWare's Infinity Engine powered some of the greatest PC experiences the '90s had to offer, and one of its last games was unlike any other RPG we'd seen before -- or since, for that matter. On this episode of Retronauts Pocket, join Bob Mackey, Ray... by Retronauts

46 min listen

A Passage Into the Metaverse with Arel and Lex Avellino by The Charlie Shrem Show

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The Craft of Writing for Games with Insomniac Games Senior Narrative Director, Jon Paquette

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