But, hell, "oligarchic institutional rot and elite capture have left this society vulnerable to exploitation by Actual Evil Wizards who want to do Actual Evil Wizard Things" is a better political analysis than 95% of what I see running around out there, on the internet or off it
Can't believe it's been ten years since my first game jam. I'm a writer, narrative designer, and developer of many games since 2016.
I'm thrilled to be back at GDC hanging with incredibly talented people courtesy of IFTF's partnership this year!
I'm also available for work!
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
Screenshot of an email message: “Hello Andrew, How was your day at Black Hat USA?”
The text/plain segment of GDC's feedback reminder email has been wrong for at least a decade. (Yes, way longer than since 2024.)
Btw, the show floor is shockingly thin. Areas like IGF and alt.ctrl.gdc that used to be laid out with narrow aisles now have huge, generous space allocations.
It’s nice for us but wow.
Come say hi starting Wednesday morning.
A machine running the Visible Zorker (Zork 1). We’re in the Atlantis Room, juggling inventory.
And here’s the Visible Zorker!
A large blue-lit banner reading “GDC Indie Arcade”. Behind it are two computers set up running Twine: one editing a game, one playing a game.
IFTF is set up at GDC in the Commons area. Next to a sign that confusingly says “Indie Arcade”, but it’s actually the space for nonprofits and indie dev community groups.
There’s our machines demoing Twine!
Also I’m sure this is why talks are packed. More people showed up Monday, less to do.
There’s an odd GDC vibe where they got rid of the Mon/Tues indie pass and said everything is all week now. But they didn’t solidly communicate that the show floor is still Weds-Fri. I’ve seen people walking around asking “where are the booths?”
Ebook edition now added!
PSA: a lot of people asked for an ebook edition — and we’ve been able to put one together! And with hyperlinks, of course.
hey wanna see what I've been working on on-and-off all week that's been making me more and more depressed? dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html
Then I fled for the hills because it’s too early in the week to blow out my voice shouting in a crowded room.
(Hills, literally. My hotel is halfway up to Chinatown.)
Games whose demos looked neat and I am noting the titles to check up on later:
Mirria (some kind of puzzle)
A Heavy Morning (depression simulator, good animation)
Soundgrass (audio, looked trippy)
I dropped by Day of the Devs, which I'd never done before. Usually I'm too tired to bother by Sunday evening but today I had an energy surge.
Neat! Very loud and crowded. (Hi Evan.)
I know that last one, that's the thurifer
It's International Women's Day, and thus it makes sense that today is 4.17% shorter than your typical day but you still have to do as much work in it.
None, it was empty
You don’t think adventure games could give you Tetris brain-burn, but just try checking into a hotel room after playing Seance of Blake Manor for a week.
“Nightstand!”
Grim @ GDC IFTF @ GDC Commons Need a writer or narrative designer? Let's talk!
I'm going to GDC this year with the IFTF!
I'll be at our setup in the GDC Commons on Wed+Thurs. Stop by and try our Twine activity!
Looking forward to catching up with friends & making new ones. I'm also open to new projects and would love to chat with anyone looking to hire a writer.
We'll be at @officialgdc.bsky.social next week! Here's everywhere you can find us, plus more exciting history content happening throughout the week:
A game daily leaderboard riffing on the style of a 90s computer. “erkyrath” (my handle) is listed first, at 1112 points and six cups of coffee. The next best score is johannes2704 at 1094 points and five cups, so I’m significantly ahead.
Not gonna say this was my *proudest* moment, but I felt good about it. (Yesterday, March 5th.)
Was knocked down to fifth place by the end of the day. Still good.
(Friedemann Friese’s _Finished!_)
So, uh, this is why I'll be at PAX East.
I'm giving the keynote!!
I'm proud to have been a part of this fun & charming project. My topic was about narrative opportunities in attract screens and the present day equivalent, the Steam Trailer. Thanks to @jon.inkle.co for including me; every one I have read so far has given me something to consider and made me smile.
Check out this terrific new collection of essays on #GameNarrative by some of the brightest lights in the #GameDev industry.
Our own @ironiciconic.bsky.social has contributed an essay on writing mysteries for games based on his own work writing for Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie's Poirot.
my little essay in this is called “I Would Like to Be Included in this Narrative” and it’s about casting as a technique in procedural storytelling to create granular, personalized moments
I have one too but it's current-limited compared to a "direct" USB-C cable. I forget the exact numbers but there was some level of fast charging which did not work.
Game Developer posted up the foreword to the new book:
I've got an essay in this one!
The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope is out! A hundred and more micro-essays about narrative game writing, by a huge list of writers and designers. I’m one of them.
Compiled and printed by Jon “Inkle" Ingold.
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/03/the-...
www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/
