Introversion first project since DEFCON will be Multiwinia, sort-of sequel to their 2005 masterpiece Darwinia. Rumour has it that the multiplayer follow-up changes the formula quite considerably, resulting in a game that feels more like a traditional RTS than Darwinia‘s unique hybrid of RTS and Cannon Fodder.
I’m hoping to have a full preview coming up shortly.
Last time I wrote about genre and perspective in games, compared to prose fiction. Now it’s time to take a closer look at how games can be used to tell stories, exploring why it’s such an Read more…
I was asked to give a talk comparing storytelling in games and literature by Access Creative College. This article is based on that talk. It’s easy to think that interactivity is the key difference between games Read more…
Heat Signature is fantastic at telling unauthored, emergent stories. Here’s a cool video all about its procedural generation of characters: And here’s a personal anecdote, generated entirely by a combination of the game, my actions Read more…
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