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Book excerpt: The Game Narrative KaleidoscopeBook excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope

Narrative designer Jon Ingold shares the foreword to The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope: 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing.

byJon Ingold,Blogger
Mar 4, 2026
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Business
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byBryant Francis
Feb 27, 2026
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Business
How a surge in memory prices will affect the game industryHow a surge in memory prices will affect the game industry
byJames McWhirter
Feb 23, 2026
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Design
Cairn's prickly protagonist serves a powerful purpose - Narrative Notebook #1Narrative Notebook #1: Cairn's prickly protagonist serves a powerful purpose
byBryant Francis
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Extended Reality
Deep Dive: Rethinking VR interaction design through hand tracking in Dimensional Double ShiftDeep Dive: Rethinking VR interaction design through hand tracking in Dimensional Double Shift
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Production
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byBryant Francis
Dec 18, 2025
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Design
Three design lessons from Defunctland's deep dive into Disney's 'Living Characters'
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
Finding smart shortcuts in A Short Hike postmortem - Unlocking the Vault #4
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Oct 30, 2025
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byDanielle Riendeau,Editor-in-Chief
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Design
The secrets of Dead Cells' smart constraints - Unlocking the Vault #3
The secrets of Dead Cells' smart constraints - Unlocking the Vault #3
Oct 16, 2025
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4 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau,Editor-in-Chief
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Art
Silent Hill f lacks 'iconic' characters - and that's fine?
Silent Hill f lacks 'iconic' characters…and that's fine?
Oct 13, 2025
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Marketing
Dear game developers, please remember what 'on the record' means
Dear game developers, please remember what 'on the record' means
Oct 6, 2025
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byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Design
Baby Steps has me questioning my entire existence
Baby Steps has me questioning my entire existence
Oct 3, 2025
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4 Min Read
byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Design
Dream-casting and finding character with your own voice - Unlocking the Vault #2
Dream-casting and finding character with your own voice - Unlocking the Vault #2
Sep 18, 2025
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4 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau,Editor-in-Chief
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Design
How 'playful paper prototyping' paved the way for Shadow Complex - Unlocking the Vault #1
How 'playful paper prototyping' paved the way for Shadow Complex - Unlocking the Vault #1
Sep 4, 2025
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4 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau,Editor-in-Chief
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Game Platforms
Analysis: Key takeaways from Gamescom, the world's largest games event
Analysis: Key takeaways from Gamescom, the world's largest games event
Aug 27, 2025
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byLiam Deane,George Jijiashviliand 1 more
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Business
The Star Wars Battlefront II player surge exposes the flaws in EA's business model
The Star Wars Battlefront II player surge exposes the flaws in EA's business model
Jul 14, 2025
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8 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Programming
Is generative AI really 'just a tool'?
Is generative AI really 'just a tool'?
May 30, 2025
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8 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Business
The 'deprofessionalization of video games' was on full display at PAX East
The 'deprofessionalization of video games' was on full display at PAX East
May 16, 2025
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9 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Business
Doom: The Dark Ages' financial fate rests on a parry mechanic
Doom: The Dark Ages' financial fate rests on a parry mechanic
May 6, 2025
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6 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
Is Blue Prince's success due to 'social play?'
Is Blue Prince's success due to 'social play?'
Apr 25, 2025
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4 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau,Editor-in-Chief
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Business
The huge, hidden web game market no one talks about (and how to get in)
The huge, hidden web game market no one talks about (and how to get in)
Apr 15, 2025
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9 Min Read
byDmitry Kachmar,Founder
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Business
It's time for gaming awards to rethink the strategy/sim category
It's time for gaming awards to rethink the strategy/sim category
Apr 9, 2025
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6 Min Read
byGreg Foertsch,CEO
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Art
The director of Tactical Breach Wizards is right: animate words, not letters!
The director of Tactical Breach Wizards is right: animate words, not letters!
Mar 25, 2025
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
Feedback and experimentation: the foundations of Ghostrunner 2
Feedback and experimentation: the foundations of Ghostrunner 2
Mar 10, 2025
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9 Min Read
byRadosław Ratusznik
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Production
ESA Brings top studios together at GDC to unveil new accessibility initiative
ESA Brings top studios together at GDC to unveil new accessibility initiative
Feb 6, 2025
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2 Min Read
byBeth Elderkin,Content Marketing Manager (GDC)
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Business
Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI
Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI
Jan 22, 2025
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
Production
A developer's guide to effective localization in Unreal Engine
A developer's guide to effective localization in Unreal Engine
Jan 17, 2025
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10 Min Read
byShayan Aminnezhad
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Console
Opinion: Yes, the Switch 2 is alarmingly sensible but let's all just take a deep breath
Opinion: Yes, the Switch 2 is alarmingly sensible but let's all just take a deep breath
Jan 17, 2025
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5 Min Read
byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
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Business
Five takeaways from Matthew Ball's 2025 State of Gaming data
Five takeaways from Matthew Ball's 2025 State of Gaming data
Jan 16, 2025
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11 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Programming
Converting saves, a cross platform journey
Save the saves
Jan 15, 2025
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5 Min Read
byOleksii Honcharov
Design
6 elements of visual guidance
6 elements of visual guidance
Jan 13, 2025
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6 Min Read
byLiu Xinyan
Business
Valve stakes its claim to PC gaming handhelds with SteamOS’s arrival on Lenovo Legion Go S
Valve stakes its claim to PC gaming handhelds with SteamOS’s arrival on Lenovo Legion Go S
Jan 9, 2025
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4 Min Read
byJames McWhirter,Senior Analyst, Games
Design
Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some
Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some
Jan 8, 2025
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7 Min Read
byJosh Bycer,Blogger
Design
How balance can affect difficulty
How balance can affect difficulty
Jan 7, 2025
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8 Min Read
byArjun Wagle
Production
Reflections on the journey of publishing Everseeker: Little Critters
Reflections on the journey of publishing Everseeker: Little Critters
Jan 7, 2025
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9 Min Read
byJoão Victor Kaian,Buscariol Maiettini

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