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Jon Ingold

@jon.inkle.co

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Narrative @inkle.co he/him Writer: EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator. “Life doesn't always work out like it's s'posed t' / Like bread doesn't pop when you watch the toaster"

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · Oct 18

Little thread of talks about writing and interactive narrative I've done, so I can pin it here:

First up - Sparkling Dialogue from Adventure X; how to make interactive conversations that have flow and meaning to them

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRf...

AdvX 2018 - Jon Ingold - Sparkling Dialogue: A Masterclass

YouTube video by AdventureX

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David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 2h

Creative Assembly is looking for a Principal Narrative Designer.

No affiliation. Just sharing the link...

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Creative Assembly is looking for Principal Narrative Designer.

Creative Assembly is one of Europe's leading games development studios, founded in 1987 and located in West Sussex, UK, Newcastle, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria. We craft deep and detailed games that matter...

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David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 2h

Two Point Studios is looking for a Senior Designer/Writer.

No affiltiaton. Just sharing the link...

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Two Point Studios is looking for Senior Designer/Writer.

Two Point Studios is looking for Senior Designer/Writer. Learn more or Jobvite a friend.

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 2h

bleak. $150/hr to feed a shredder. on the plus side, i really do think stochastic modelling will never produce a good story, ever, no matter how many good stories you throw at it, so if you need the money you should take it. But also -- make sure you put the word aubergine in every story. Teach that

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 4h

deck is a target but a bit broken rn; perhaps i can loop back to you with a key once we get it into a fit state ?

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 4h

okay, i think we're full for now! cheers

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 5h

Ah yeah. Stargate is top. (Universe reminded me of Dark Matter btw which I think is the same people as SG1 and is my Best scifi of the last decade or whatever ; followed
probably by killjoys)

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 5h

Have sent a dm

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 6h

Can’t see why not! I’ll dm you

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 6h

Got a few spots for testers for the new thing; if you're interested, ping me for a key! You don't need to make an article OR a video, in fact we'd rather you did neither

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 7h

Obvs we get a lot of key beggars running a studio but i just got I think my favourite ever. Tell me that you don’t care why don’t you

I'm writing an article or video about your game |A Highland Song| and I think it would be beneficial to try it out in advance.

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 7h

Liz Truss style

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 7h

A video or an article? Hell, why not make a tableaux? A pottery relief? Push the boat out and make a model of the game out of toilet rolls! But it would still, perhaps, be beneficial if you’d played it first. Dunno

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 7h

Obvs we get a lot of key beggars running a studio but i just got I think my favourite ever. Tell me that you don’t care why don’t you

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 18h

Line go up

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 18h

It’s not an arm! It’s the bird’s massive wang and the stick is impaled through it. Particularly clearly so on the little thumbnail versions

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 1d

OPPORTUNITY Lead Writer - CDProjekt - US

Not affiliated. Shares welcome

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Lead Writer

Company Description: To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social medi...

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 2d

yay! good luck with your project

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 2d

Hi! ink creates a json by default - that’s what unity reads - the problem is you need an ink “runtime” to read that json. They exist for python, godot, unity, game maker but to my knowledge not for renp’y. Inklewriter also makes a (way simpler) json, but I don’t think any other runtimes exist

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 2d

The rich simultaneously believe that people need a lack of money to motivate them, and that they themselves do the most important work of humanity without financial pressure. In a word, dogshit.

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 3d

Updates!

1. Broken Sword 2 - Reforged will be at #AdvX25, rounding out our lineup of 34 games! 🎉 🕹️

2. @burgerbecky.bsky.social unfortunately can't make it due to health issues 😔 (GoFundMe: gofund.me/f331da613)

3. 🎤 New speaker: @antonyjohnston.bsky.social

More details: mailchi.mp/9c04d915f12f...

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 3d

The thing about this is, is this is how born-rich people *already* do it - whether it's making art, or starting a business, or whatever they successfully do. They already know it works.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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inkle @inkle.co · 3d

There's a really good curation of 2025 games up on the Ars Festival page on Steam right now.

Some discounts, but mostly just a *great* selection!

Ars Independent Festival 2025

Ars Independent Festival is an annual cultural event held in Katowice, celebrating independent video games and more.

store.steampowered.com

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · 3d

god, game design, eh? pretty boring sometimes to have to figure out all the pedantic little details and then convey them to someone who cares even less about them than you do

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 4d

WGGB Free Online Gamewriting Talks, 15 October, 7-8.45pm (GMT)

Shares welcome! Grab your tickets now!

Shaping your game narrative

Every game has different writing needs, so how do you figure out the best approach? In this set of lightning talks-

writersguild.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Microsoft Forms

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 5d

A HUGE thanks to everyone who made the writer meetups on Friday, it was so great to see everyone just jump in to share knowledge, make each other feel welcome and understood and to share in the writing community. You rock!

Next up-Mark you calendars for WGGB online talks on October 15th. Link soon!

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Hannah Fallnanza 🍁🍄🎃 @edentiefling.bsky.social · 8d

30 Day Favorite Video Game Character Challenge

8/30

Moira from A Highland Song

Moira is a sassy, funny, brave and very determined young woman. She is on a journey to not only find her uncle but also herself. She travels through miles of dangerous wilderness but doesn't miss a beat.

Image of the character Moira from the indie game A Highland Song. She is a teenager girl with light skin, brown eyes and long brown hair tied up in a high ponytail. She is wearing a yellow windbreaker, brown leggings with a brown skirt over the top of them and brown hiking boots. She has a red backpack on her back and she is running across the ground in the Scottish Highlands.

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