Briefs 23 Open call is now closed and we have 72 applications. A lot of very good pitches.

It breaks my heart that we only have funding for 3 spots.

If anybody has a grand or two to throw at a non-profit that will directly give it to a developer, please get in touch.

A 1000EUR can change somebody's life. We saw it happen.

#IndieDev #IndieGame #art #pigs #gamedev #gamedevelopment #games

https://www.goldextra.com/en/briefs23-a-microgame-series

Applications for Strangened Narratives will close in ~two hours at 16:00 CET

Last chance to apply for a very unique course. Last chance to apply for my course this year!
#NarrativeDesign #narrative #IndieDev #gamedev #weird #storytelling #art
https://shorturl.at/uxFIN

Strangened Narratives course starts tomorrow! Applications will close at 16:00 CET on June 30th.

Don't miss your chance to let your creativity fly untethered and unhinged.

#NarrativeDesign #narrative #IndieDev #gamedev #weird #storytelling #art

https://shorturl.at/uxFIN

Strangened Narratives course starts in less than two weeks!

It's a bit pricey at 450 USD for the full thing, but there are ways to reduce it.

I'm not talking only about the listen-in option at 200 USD.

If you were ever my student, you have a 10% discount for all courses I'm running myself.

This means
- These courses
- My Narratorika classes
- IF Jam for Cologne Game Lab
- That workshop week in Kajaani

There is a 10% discount for joining my patreon.

Finally a listen-in option for less than half the price. It does remove what I think is the most valuable thing - teacher feedback. But everything else is there.

Peer feedback isn't guaranteed but I won't stop nobody.

Plus Patreon discount for -10%?

Why am I saying all that? Financial transparency feels very rebellious to me. Make me all fuzzy inside.

Plus, it's the last course of the year. You will all forget about them discounts by 2024.

We start June 30th. Come on in!
https://shorturl.at/uxFIN

#NarrativeDesign #narrative #weird #IndieDev #gamedev

🐙STRANGENED NARRATIVES🐙
For the last course of the year, I decided to go out with a bang.
This course is about experimental, absurd, strange narrative practices.

It will get weird, it will be fun.

I can confidently say that you won't find anything remotely like this.

Now with a listen-in option!

Start - June 30th
Share
APPLY!

https://shorturl.at/uxFIN
#NarrativeDesign #gamedev #IndieDev #videogames

New post on my patreon!

This time I decided to turn to soft skills and talk about what to do if English isn't your native language.

There is also patreon-only post for people who dismiss non-native-speaking writers and designers.

#narrative #gamedev

https://www.patreon.com/posts/to-non-native-83967789?utm_medium

Briefs are back! And the theme is:

PIGS

Our open call is live now until 29th of June.

PIGS

Pitch a project, make a game, get € 1000.

PIGS

Follow the link. Apply. Spread the word.

https://goldextra.com/en/briefs23-a-microgame-series

#IndieDev #gamedev #art

Last Call for
Narrative Crash Course

We start tomorrow.
I'm closing applications at 18:00 CET May 26th.

The first assignment also drops tomorrow.
Apply now. Last chance this year.

#narrativedesign #indiedev #gamedev
http://shorturl.at/msxI9

Narrative Crash Course
starts this Friday.
Let’s do a recap of what it’s all about.

Apply here and read along.
http://shorturl.at/msxI9

Theory
You must have some theory and so I got written lessons for you. 10-ish page-long google docs via google drive.

Why Google Docs? You can read them any way you want. Shove into your favorite text-to-speech, read from the doc, or download a pdf and read on the toilet.

Live discord calls!
A place to ask questions if you don’t understand something or need clarification.

However, narrative folks are a shy bunch so I have some live exercises too. They mimic actual design problems.

Assignments!
The first three:
- Single choice-space game.
- Dungeon crawl.
- Dialogue game.

The last assignment is to polish whichever one you liked best.

Feedback!
I set aside at least an hour to play and read each assignment.

My goal is to help you, not the industry. It’s a safe space for you, not a labor factory.

Let’s do it. March 26th.
#gamedev #narrativedesign #indiedev

Narrative Crash Course

This beginner-friendly course’s goal has always been to be affordable. There is a limit, naturally, as I need to pay for stuff too.

However, to make good on my commitment I would like to extend two free spots in this Crash Course. There is a link to a different form to fill out on this page:

http://shorturl.at/msxI9

If there is anything to signal boost this would be it.

Additionally, there is a 10% discount hidden somewhere on the landing.

We can also discuss split payments to accommodate your situation.

#gamedev #narrativedesign #indiedev