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Sam Barlow's guide to making narrative games

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At our recent GI Academy Live event, Sam Barlow of Her Story, Telling Lies and Immortality fame laid out his thoughts o…

Site iconGamesIndustry.biz — Nov 1, 2022 at 4:46 AM

Sam Barlow (of Her Story fame) discusses his approach to building stories for narrative-based games. I found it refreshing to see discussion of how the medium affects what’s possible and how to get the most out of it, by incorporating challenge, opportunity for expression, a space to explore, and simulation of a richer reality. (I couldn’t help but look for parallels to my own, far-less-qualified, take on the subject.)

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