Join hosts Jon Ingold (inkle) and Sagar Beroshi (The Chinese Room) in conversation with authors from the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, as they discuss all aspects of the craft of interactive writing and narrative design.
Find out more about the Kaleidoscope at inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope (https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope)
Why I Love Text Parsers
We talk with Julia Minamata (The Crimson Diamond) about the joys of implementing a text parser-based game in the 2020s - but also about creativity as a process and craft as hard-work with no shortcuts. How do we find our way through a project when we don't know where we're headed? And how do we welcome players into a game that's unlike anything they've played before?
For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ (https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/)
Music by Laurence Chapman (https://www.laurencechapman.com/ (https://www.laurencechapman.com/))
23 Sept 2026
Episode 31: Josh Labelle
Set-ups, Attempts, Complications and Pay-Offs
We're joined by Josh Labelle (Disney Dreamlight Valley, Kim Kardashian's Hollywood) to talk about the bare bones of what makes a story - and how that plays out over episodes and seasons of a live-service game with a hugely invested fanbase. How much do we play to expectations, and how much do we play against them? And how do we tell when a story is hooky enough to feel satisfying at the end?
For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ (https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/)
Music by Laurence Chapman (https://www.laurencechapman.com/ (https://www.laurencechapman.com/))
16 Sept 2026
Episode 30: Pedro Giglio
Blending In by Standing Out
Pedro Giglio (Town of Zoz, Cobra Kai 2) joins us to talk about bringing local detail to a global market. How do we adjust our material to make sure it connects with people from different cultures? And how do we broaden the audience's understanding of the world without being seen as being worthy? We chew over the balance of humour and specificity that lets us go big, broad and scrappy, while treating sources with respect.
For more info the GNK book, and to buy, visit the website: https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ (https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/)
Music by Laurence Chapman (https://www.laurencechapman.com/ (https://www.laurencechapman.com/))
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