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Alina LeonovaRemember I told you I wrote a super simple and super short Twine game? It's about conflict resolution. Basically, you learn how to resolve conflicts using an example of a friend who's late. It looks like a text game that runs in your browser, and takes a few minutes to play. I wrote a blogpost about it for those who either want to check it out or learn how they can use the simplest Twine function to write their own game.<a href="https://alinaleonova.net/blog/conflict-resolution-game" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alinaleonova.net/blog/conflict-resolution-game</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#games</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GameWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ConflictResolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConflictResolution</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/twine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#twine</a>

Yesterday's RoseI felt *bad* about asking ChatGPT to come up with place names for a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> project.So instead, I think I'm going to reject that proposal and instead use plain old algorithmic nonsense for inspiration.This name generator comes up with delightful <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uk</a> place names like South Combenton, Royal Lingcup, West Nessbou, West Niwold, Hampwim-In-Permahill, Stonefuldonmawes, Royal Bingwimcup, Shilbol, Pockrstoncaster (sic), Royal Stonebude and, last but not least, Chinstone.Some of the names it comes up with *may* be pretty cool for the project. But we'll see!<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/genAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genAI</a> <a href="https://www.name-generator.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.name-generator.org.uk/</a>

Steve Ince30 Things for Better Game Writing<a href="https://www.pixelrefresh.com/30-things-for-better-game-writing-by-steve-ince/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pixelrefresh.com/30-things-for-better-game-writing-by-steve-ince/</a>An excerpt from my book, 201 things for Better Game Writing. The kind people at Pixel Refresh asked me to write an article but after a bit of discussion we decided this would be a better option.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#book</a>

Janika_HoffmannGAME WRITER 😍Schon seit einigen Monaten arbeite ich auf Freelance-Basis für ein Gamingstudio und schreibe die Story zu deren aktuellem Game, das habe ich ja häufiger erwähnt. Heute darf ich euch endlich sagen, um welches Game es dabei geht – und es ist kein geringeres als PIONEERS OF PAGONIA von Envision Entertainment 🧡<a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Autor_innenleben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autor_innenleben</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/NarrativeDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NarrativeDesign</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/GameWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/GamesAusDeutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GamesAusDeutschland</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/PioneersOfPagonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PioneersOfPagonia</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/EnvisionEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvisionEntertainment</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Gamingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gamingcommunity</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Gamingbranche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gamingbranche</a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Spieleautorin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spieleautorin</a>

Yesterday's Rose<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gamedev</a> / <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> blog post:Some random thoughts on <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#llm</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/generativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#generativeAI</a> and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatgpt</a>, and what they're actually good for as <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> tools.(Short summary: No, I don't trust them far enough to actually use generative AI output directly for my writing projects. They're not good enough for that. That said, they're not *useless* as part of the process.)<a href="https://www.tumblr.com/project-final-view/787866470181928960/musings-on-generative-ai" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tumblr.com/project-final-view/787866470181928960/musings-on-generative-ai</a>

Alina LeonovaI've been learning about game writing and figuring out Twine. Made a few short scenes in it but couldn't conceptualize anything more complete I could actually finish. Until I came up with this simple conflict resolution game, and I'm so excited because I just finished the first draft of level one! It's short & simple, and I'm sure there is lots I did wrong, but I actually finished this thing, and I think it's a reason to celebrate 😊 🎉 <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/twine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#twine</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GameWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a>

Jigu (Pedro Giglio) :astro:Na quinta-feira que vem, 26 de junho, vai rolar o II ENCONTRO ONLINE da COMUNIDADE DE DESIGNERS DE NARRATIVA E ESCRITORES DE JOGOS. Pra participar, é só se inscrever neste link. Nos vemos lá! <a href="https://bit.ly/encontro-gamewriters-br" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/encontro-gamewriters-br</a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/NarrativeDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NarrativeDesign</a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/GameWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Roteiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Roteiro</a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/IndieDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieDev</a>

Steve InceA reminder that my Amazon author page can be found here:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/steveince" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/author/steveince</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/childrensbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#childrensbooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/urbanfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanfantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/novels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/childrensillustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#childrensillustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a>

Rebecca M is looking for work!The Yooka-Replaylee demo is out! Please check it out. I worked on this game as a writer and narrative designer. <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730150/YookaReplaylee_Demo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730150/YookaReplaylee_Demo/</a>I wrote everything from cut scenes to flavour text and in-game dialogue. As well as lots of work on narrative flow!I'm now looking for my next role ( and freelance work!)<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/narrativedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#narrativedesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a>

AuthorAi🕹️ Indie devs—what if your story engine could evolve like your gameplay engine?Author AI helps you build branching narratives that stay coherent, modular, and deeply adaptive—no matter how complex your world becomes.Designed for writers, built for devs.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NarrativeDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NarrativeDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StoryDriven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StoryDriven</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIForCreators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIForCreators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DevTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DevTools</a>

♞ Pixel Prophecy 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺Been working on this dialog tree for almost two weeks now and I have to finish it before it finishes my sanity 😅 <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a>

N-gated Hacker News🎮📚 Oh look, The Guardian discovers that some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/novelists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novelists</a> are adding joystick-scribbling to their CVs and game writers are playing with chapters. 🙄 Because, clearly, swapping between writing "Game Over" and "The End" is a groundbreaking career move. 😂 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/apr/30/novelists-video-game-writers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/apr/30/novelists-video-game-writers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/careerhumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#careerhumor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joystickwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#joystickwriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ngated</a>

Hacker NewsSome novelists are becoming video game writers – and vice-versa<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/apr/30/novelists-video-game-writers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/apr/30/novelists-video-game-writers</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/novelists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novelists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#games</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#storytelling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crossmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crossmedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creativity</a>

The Video Game Library 📚 For those who caught my interview with <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social</a> last week: Crafty Game Writing is out now! Practical tips for stronger narratives. Learn about this book and dozens of others in this week’s newsletter! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameWriting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NarrativeDesign" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NarrativeDesign</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameDev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IndieDev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieDev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Booksky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Booksky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Gaming" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23VideoGame" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VideoGame</a> <a href="https://buff.ly/xzjcWk9" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Video Game Library Newslet...</a>

Zein | Sword & QuillI'm having so much fun writing these tricks ngl<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indiedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Soulblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Soulblaze</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a>

The Video Game Library 📚 Writer, narrative director, author, screenwriter - an exclusive chat with <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social</a> on game narrative, dirty storytelling, and his new book Crafty Game Writing! Read now: <a href="https://buff.ly/q7Myjre" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">buff.ly/q7Myjre</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameWriting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameWriting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameDev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23VideoGames" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VideoGames</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WeHappyFew" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeHappyFew</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Contrast" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Contrast</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Biomorph" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biomorph</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SouthOfMidnight" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthOfMidnight</a>

♞ Pixel Prophecy 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺In my upcoming comedy text adventure, there's also a shelf of useless books. Here are some examples 😅<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a>

Stefan KöhlerGet <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23darkfantasy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkfantasy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23turnbased" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#turnbased</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23strategy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#strategy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23game" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> "Shields of Loyalty" with a 30 % <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23discount" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#discount</a> on <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Steam" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Steam</a>! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23earlyaccess" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earlyaccess</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23indiedev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiedev</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23indie" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indie</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gamewriting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> (Disclaimer: Was involved in writing for this project once) <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318240/Shields_of_Loyalty/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">store.steampowered.com/app/1318240/...</a> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318240/Shields_of_Loyalty/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Save 30% on Shields of Loyalty...</a>

:autobot: Glen the dog ☠NEW INTRODUCTION! After 3 years, some of my interests pivoted and some are just not on fedi.I'm a one man company that mostly does 2D computer animation but I also do interactive writing and co-creating the first ever video game completely about larp!🎨 <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/2danimation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2danimation</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animation</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/madeWithSpine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#madeWithSpine</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/gameart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gameart</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/madewithconstruct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#madewithconstruct</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/inkle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inkle</a> 🚀 <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arduino</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/simpit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#simpit</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/spacesim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spacesim</a> 🎲 <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/larp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#larp</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boardgames</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/gaslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaslands</a> 📺📙 <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/terrypratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#terrypratchett</a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/discworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#discworld</a><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/dogsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dogsOfMastodon</a>

Arto Koistinen*makes a plan* *starts writing dialogue*me: ok, this is going to a whole different direction already!*adjusts plan* *rince and repeat*<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamewriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a>

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