The Corner of Story and Game

Big congrats to Joshua Rubin on the successful first issue of Time Sensitive! Issue 2 is launching on Kickstarter soon, so if you want a day-one reminder, head to https://timesensitive2.strangelandcomics.com and sign up for notifications.

#TimeSensitive #IndieComics @strangelandcomics.bsky.social

Season Three finale is live! @ifyouwillem.bsky.social and I close out 2025 and look ahead to 2026 with indie dev discipline + creative momentum.

🎧 bit.ly/49V4qm7
📺 youtu.be/Fsk1Zy92GeU

#IndieGameDev #GameDesign #CreativeProcess #IndieGameAcademy #TheCornerOfStoryAndGamePodcast #WillemDelventhal

New episode is live! 🎙️ Batuhan Gözlüklü and I talk quest design, narrative systems, and the shift from AAA work to building indie with New Mind Interactive. Player motivation, objective structure, and keeping story intent under constraints. 🎧 bit.ly/4r9PpSX 📺 youtu.be/SIO_5d1jLgQ

New episode is live! Kristi Eckert breaks down why “story problems” in dev are usually communication problems. We talk shared context, trust, and practical ways narrative can stay connected across teams when scope shifts.

🎧 bit.ly/3ZhxhL8
📺 youtu.be/D_e4wPxUUZc

@futuresuitgames.bsky.social

New episode is live! 🎙️ @bradyjsadler.bsky.social returns to talk creative identity, worldbuilding across novels + tabletop, and what it takes to keep shipping while building a publishing company.

🎧 bit.ly/4aS5LuO
📺 youtu.be/8mzIo4Mfqjg

#Worldbuilding #BoardGameDesign #FantasyNovelWriting

New episode is live! 🎙️ @ashleypoprik.bsky.social returns to talk “From Fanfiction to Franchise” and how passion writing builds real skills for game narrative: voice, iteration, feedback, & collaboration.

🎧 bit.ly/ashley-popri...
📺 youtu.be/9sP_OeBHyPo

#WritingForGames #NarrativeDesign #Fanfiction

Happy New Year! 🎆 Thanks for supporting The Corner of Story and Game. A couple more episodes to wrap Season Three, then a short breather. Season Four kicks off in early Feb with fresh conversations. Cheers to 2026!

#HappyNewYear #Podcast #GameDesign #NarrativeDesign

New episode is live! 🎙️ I’m joined by @davidgallaher.bsky.social to talk about Creatures and Cocktails, an immersive D&D experience, and what changes when storytelling becomes live and physical. We dig into onboarding without lore dumps, reducing choice paralysis, and more. bit.ly/4sdY7RG

New episode is up! I talk with @ctcoach.bsky.social about building a career that holds together through change, creative pivots, and storytelling. Thoughtful, honest, and full of good stuff.

Listen: bit.ly/4pqtgiN
Watch: youtu.be/Y1LpvtqoTsk

#GameDev #NarrativeDesign #TheCornerOfStoryAndGame

New episode! 🎙️ @scottrogers.bsky.social joins me to talk about prototyping as a tool for creativity, clarity, and pitching across board games, video games, and more. Listen: bit.ly/4oHJ6p0

#GamePrototyping #BoardGameDesign #ScottRogers #TheCornerOfStoryAndGamePodcast #BuildPlayIterate

Happy Halloween, friends! However you celebrate (if you do so), I hope tonight brings a little magic your way. Keep the kids safe, be kind to the late stragglers, and maybe save one of the best chocolates for yourself. 🎃

#HappyHalloween2025 #TrickOrTreat #SpookySeason

What’s the most unforgettable story you’ve lived in a sandbox MMO? A betrayal? A guild bond? A moment that topped any cutscene?

This week on The Corner of Story and Game, we talked about narrative design in open worlds.

🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc

#NarrativeDesign

🎙 New episode of The Corner of Story and Game is live!

"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.

🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc

#NarrativeDesign #MMO

Wrapping up a long day in the creative trenches, and I'm grateful for the conversations, the chaos, and the (very) occasional clarity.

What’s something you made progress on today?

#GameDev #CreativeProcess #StorytellingInGames #EndOfDayThoughts

🎙 New episode! “No Cutscene, No Problem” w/ @sagarberoshi.bsky.social

We dive into horror, narrative constraints, and creative grit in game dev.

🎧 bit.ly/46Xqw5R
📺 youtu.be/SPmV-NyTyhQ

#GameDev #NarrativeDesign #HorrorGames

🍁 Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians. Today, I’m extra thankful for this community, and for the stories we get to tell together. 🙏

Here's a shot of Nyx just ... being Nyx.

#Thanksgiving2025 #Gratitude #CanadianThanksgiving #Storytellers #GameDevCommunity #NarrativeDesign #ThankfulForYou

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