Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 17hNew Kaleidiscope Episode! WHY I LOVE TEXT PARSERS Creativity, craft, and designing for text parsers, with the Crimson Diamond's creator @juliaminamata.bsky.social www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... 1298
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiSally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There's still tickets for Sunday which is packed with brilliant talks by @jon.inkle.co @sagarberoshi.bsky.social @baroness.bsky.social @grundislav.games @grickle.bsky.social @eviltrout.com @cressup.bsky.social @trsasamccabe.bsky.social and even... ME Full schedule here: www.adventurexpo.org/schedule 12113
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 02/09/2026New Kaleidoscope! @wallstormer.bsky.social talks to us about working in a fraught political climate, and how a vulnerable approach to writing can lead to richer stories. Listen here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... 1257
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiJosh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026It was really wonderful to get the chance to talk about game narrative...and more than game narrative with @inkle.co! Thanks so much for the opportunity, and hope y'all check it out 🖤💛 2289
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 16/09/2026New Kaleidoscope! Can you believe we're up to thirty episodes already? @jigu.com.br joins us to talk about drawing on broader cultural sources while working in a worldwide market. (Also; get 10% of the book this week with the code BACKLIST10.) 23010
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 21/09/2026The core question in our conversation with @jigu.com.br - should game studios setting up outside of the global north try to blend in, or should they try to stand out? (Full ep here - www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... - and 15% off the book this week with PUBLISHER15) 0103
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiEmma Kidwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Thank you @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social for letting me go off topic and talk about mass effect. I hope you'll give it a listen! 👂 03810
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiJigu (a.k.a. Pedro Giglio) @jigu.com.br · 16/09/2026Local vs. Global -- in *my* podcast episode? It's more likely than you think. Thanks for having me, @sagarberoshi.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co! 096
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiBrand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · 16/09/2026Our intrepid* founder joins @sagarberoshi.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co and talks shop about cultural cross-references in writing for games - and so much more. Listen to it on the official site -- or wherever you get your podcast game on! * citation needed 011
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiDave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 14/09/2026The "Adults Only" ranking has been removed from Nighthawks! Everything is set for launch on the 22nd! Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted. If you weren't able to wishlist before, now you can! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/... 561762378
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiAdriana X Jacobs @axjacobs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I had the best time talking to @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social about poems, video games, environmental storytelling and more. And after listening to this episode, be sure to check out the other conversations in this brilliant series! 0134
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 09/09/2026New Kaleidoscope! A magical episode where poet and professor @axjacobs.bsky.social discusses the uses of poetry and spoken performance in game writing to deepen the world of the game, and to draw the player in. Listen here - www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... 0247
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 26/08/2026New Kaleidoscope! This week the excellent @emmakidwell.bsky.social (Civ VII, Midnight Suns) talks us through the art of the quiet moment - how a pause in the action can let the characters shine. 🎧 www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... 04210
Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I've always taken issue with this. Clauses are written so broadly that literally any creative work – a drawing you make for your kid, a poem you write for your spouse – is owned by The Company. You say this to a recruiter, and they say, "oh, don't worry, we won't enforce it." Screw that. 1140
Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The answer is..... it will drive you mad. BUT IS STILL WORTH IT. Wonderful episode with Pip, lots of fun to record. Check it out, folks! 031
Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Great to have you on, Anna! A great topic to cover. And to the world at large, keep listening to the podcast and sending us in any comments, thoughts, or observations. The best direct feedback tends to come from Bluesky posts, so send away. 041
Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Yes!! Can't wait. The best conference in the industry is again on its way this November. On the speaker's list are a good number from amongst the Kaleidoscope's contributors. It'll be a wicked reunion 051
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 08/07/2026New Kaleidoscope episode! Larian writer @fiddlecub.bsky.social (Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity Original Sin 2) joins us to discuss "Two Tips for Better Dialogues"... and gives us many more than two. Listen in at www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope..., or subscribe via your podcast player! 2398
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiKonstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Few things can be as stimulating as discussing game city design with @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social. You can listen to our Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast episode here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ 0165
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 11/06/2026ICYMI - every inkle game (and novel), $20 with a charity cut. (And £2000 raised for @play.breakthrought1d.org so far!) 03317
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiRaquel de Miranda @rdemiranda.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Thank you so much to @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social for having me on the podcast, it was a wonderful conversation! 🙏 Very grateful to have been given a platform to discuss this niche topic! 3279
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiDave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 27/05/2026Nighthawks, our vampire RPG, is coming in FALL OF 2026!! Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts. See our new trailer below, and wishlist here: bit.ly/4o36HRx 33706243
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 20/05/2026New Kaleidoscope episode! This week, Total War and Star Wars Jedi alumnus @petestewart.bsky.social joins us to dig into worldbuilding: how do we use detail -- and how do we use the empty space? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... 0259
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiEd Stern @edstern.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The lovely @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social had me on their excellent Game Narrative Kaleidoscope podcast to talk about the piece I wrote for the GNK collection "The Tina Fey Hat Problem". We sure did cover some ground. 1206
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 06/05/2026New Kaleidoscope ep! This week, @storeytell.bsky.social joins us to talk about writing for romance, ways to stories drive beyond conflict, and finding the sublime within the commercial. Listen at www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope..., or any podcast place! 0153
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 13/05/2026Venerable storyteller @edstern.bsky.social joins us to talk in great detail about understatement, and the craft of putting material in versus holding it back. Turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... to begin! 2248
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiJohn Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Hey @jon.inkle.co & @sagarberoshi.bsky.social. I'm loving every episode. Keep going! One thing other interview podcasts do is take a moment at the end of the interview to reflect on it (normally once the guest has gone home). I'd love to hear you guys do this. A few minutes of analysis & evaluation 021
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiRebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I DID NOT KNOW HE WAS A BUSINESSMAN 2246661816
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiThe Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 30/04/2026For many of our colleagues across the industry "Kaleidoscope" is already a classic - an excellent book with 100 essays by 100 Narrative experts each offering a distinct perspective on the craft of storytelling in games. www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ 1/4 165
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 22/04/2026This week's Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast: Expert writer @jillmurray.bsky.social talks about finishing up. How do you know when something's done? How do you motivate yourself to stop? And... then what? Check it out here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... ... or any-podcast-place! 0256
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiCrockett Houghton @crocketthoughton.com · 19/04/2026Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings. 12956201256
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiJoseph Humfrey @joe.inkle.co · 20/04/2026If you work in games and want food for thought, there's no food tastier or more nutritious than the Kaleidoscope podcast right now. Every episode has been an absolute banger so far, brilliant thoughtful discussions with great guests. Kudos @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social !inklestudios.comThe Game Narrative Kaleidoscope 14014
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiDr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I had such a brilliant time chatting to @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social about world-building from material details, building plausible deniability into your settings, and how players love to be historians so you may as well embrace it with your narrative design. Give it a listen! 18524
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 15/04/2026This week on the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast: Historian and game writer @hollynielsen.bsky.social talks about building plausible deniability into your world-building by pinning lore on sources. Check it out here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... ... or any-podcast-place! 05618
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiDaniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep @innkeep.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Ultimately, you have to put your ego aside and try to enjoy the ride. This advice from Charlene Putney (in The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope by @inkle.co) feels worthy of printing out and sticking on the wall. 26914
Reposted by Sagar Beroshijenyth evans @jenyth.com · 11/04/2026opened this up only intending to briefly flip through… and then consumed about 7 essays back to back. excellent stuff 0112
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 15/04/2026New Kaleidoscope day! This week's guest is a historian turned game writer, talking on world-building from material details, and building plausible deniability into your settings. ... and if you can't guess who it is from that, find out at 10am! 1224
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiJohn Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I'm quietly (loudly?) becoming a fan of the new Kaleidoscope podcast. @jon.inkle.co & @sagarberoshi.bsky.social in conversation with writers, just talking about narrative design. Getting geeky, but keeping it accessible. A must listen for anyone writing any kind of interactive fiction. 1225
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiNikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I'm really enjoying the @sagarberoshi.bsky.social episode of Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, especially as I worked by Episode long ago, but I disagree with the idea that Netflix repeating plot points is pragmatic and not ideological (if that distinction exists). This is in line with who they are. 021
Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Not only was this great fun to do, but I get to work with Ian every day, so it especially fun to explore all sorts of topics with him and Jon both. We covered so much here. Check it out! 021
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiNathan Savant @baldsavant.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Finally got my copy of my very first published book!! 2351
Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026How lucky were we to get @hownottodraw.bsky.social on the podcast for this episode! Topic: those tiny little dialogue choices you get in many games where all the verve and joy and personality live. Where the pressure's off, and your character can just be. www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/inklestudios.comThe Game Narrative KaleidoscopeThe Game Narrative Kaleidoscope book and podcast from inkle. 051
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 01/04/2026This week on the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Podcast: We talk to @hownottodraw.bsky.social about micro-branching: choices that don't have big story impacts, but give value in the moment. How do we use them well? Check it out here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... ... or any-podcast-place! 34414
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiKonstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Eurogamer on 'The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope' book, and all the amazing pieces you can find in it. 📘 www.eurogamer.net/inkle-kaleid...eurogamer.net"Suck my toes, my darling" - Inkle's book of essays by game writers reveals the secrets behind the worlds we play inHave you ever wondered what game writers think about games, or about how game writers think about games? When a story d… 1186
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiKonstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Listening to the Game Narrative Kaleidosope podcast, and absolutely loving it. ▶️ www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ 062
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiJon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 18/03/2026Josh is a great writer, with a tonne of hands-on experience of bark writing that we delve into in detail. (Also, a real passion for indie games!) 12910
Reposted by Sagar Beroshiinkle @inkle.co · 20/03/2026Procedural generation can mean a lot of work that no one notices - assuming it goes well. So the question is, says @joshscherr.bsky.social - do you know why you're doing it? Check out the full conversation here: www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... 0334
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiJon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 25/03/2026Can I recommend: Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle (also, everything) Diane Duane's So You Want to Be a Wizard Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (also, everything) Ursula le Guin's The Wizard of Earthsea (also, everything) 311335
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiAnna Megill @annamegill.com · 18/03/2026I visited Naughty Dog with some Remedy folks back in 2018. Josh talked to us (we signed NDAs) about a bark system he was working on. I was impressed then, and I was impressed later when it gave a bespoke, personal quality to all the voice sets in TLOU2 1515
Reposted by Sagar BeroshiDave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 12/03/2026CONGRATULATIONS @meredithgran.com!!! Perfect Tides: Station to Station just nabbed the IGF award for Excellent in Narrative! The game itself is an incredible achievement, but this is also notable for being the first AGS adventure game to win an IGF Award! 05811