Bite-Sized Beginnings: How to Scope Narrative for Your First Indie Game with Willem Delventhal

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The Corner of Story and Game

Gerald Ford

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Stop in at The Corner of Story and Game to listen in on conversations by worldbuilders - gamers and writers. Join us at a cozy table in the corner, surrounded by planeswalkers like yourself, as they spin their yarn and open windows to other worlds. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 is a podcast about the stories inside of games, the games that writers play, and the writers that create games. Amongst other things, we sit down with people working in: 🎲 Boardgames 🎲 Videogames 🎲 Novels 🎲 Comic books Suggestions and requests can be sent to gerald@storyandgame.com

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Bite-Sized Beginnings: How to Scope Narrative for Your First Indie Game with Willem Delventhal

The Corner of Story and Game

38 minutes 50 seconds

1 month ago

Bite-Sized Beginnings: How to Scope Narrative for Your First Indie Game with Willem Delventhal

This week on The Corner of Story and Game, I’m joined by Willem Delventhal, game designer, narrative advocate, and founder of The Indie Game Academy. Together we dive into the practical and philosophical challenges facing new studios as they plan and scope their first game ... with narrative fully in the picture.

We explore:

The dangers of building too big, too soon.
When (and how) to bring narrative into early development.
What junior founders are doing right, and wrong, when starting out.
Narrative as risk and reward.
Why starting small doesn’t mean giving up story.

This episode is essential listening for indie founders, narrative designers, and anyone launching their first project.

Where to find Willem:

The Indie Game Academy: https://indiegameacademy.com/
LinkedIn:⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifyouwillem/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifyouwillem/

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ifyouwillem.bsky.social

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