This week, Aaron chats with Kyle Holmquist. Kyle is a generalist game designer, writer, developer, and narrative designer with a ridiculous variety of experience writing and designing for indie, mobile, and AAA games. He is also a hobbyist blacksmith and volunteers teaching blacksmithing in his spare time!
00:00 Intro
01:02 What Makes A Good Narrative Designer?
04:44 Horro Games, Horror Movies, And A Bit Of Comedy
11:49 Media Literacy and Subjective Experience (And Helldivers 2)
17:38 What We [Developers] Notice Isn't What Others Notice
20:08 What Developers Get Wrong About Narrative Design
24:59 Getting Into Blacksmithing in 2020
28:53 Wrap Up
Links:
Kyle's Portfolio site:
You can find the podcast at:
http://www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Questions? Comments?