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inkle @inkle.co · 07/10/2026

New Kaleidoscope! Biographies: The Quick and Dirty Way @baroness.bsky.social (Old Skies, Stellaris) discusses using biographies to help players in LARPs. Can we use a similar technique to encourage videogame players to roleplay more intensively? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@richardcobbett.bsky.social @wadjeteyegames.com bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha the duration of this audio file! how in the world did you make this sfx... highlight for me so far 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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inkle @inkle.co · 30/09/2026

New 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...

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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There'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

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inkle @inkle.co · 02/09/2026

New 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...

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Josh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026

It 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 🖤💛

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inkle @inkle.co · 16/09/2026

New 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.)

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inkle @inkle.co · 21/09/2026

The 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)

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Thank 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! 👂

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Jigu (a.k.a. Pedro Giglio) @jigu.com.br · 16/09/2026

Local vs. Global -- in *my* podcast episode? It's more likely than you think. Thanks for having me, @sagarberoshi.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co!

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Brand New Whatever @brandnewwhatever.com · 16/09/2026

Our 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

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 14/09/2026

The "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/...

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Adriana X Jacobs @axjacobs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I 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!

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inkle @inkle.co · 09/09/2026

New 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...

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inkle @inkle.co · 26/08/2026

New 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...

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'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.

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The 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!

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Great 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.

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yes!! 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

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

You didn't at all! It was a fantastic episode. We're lucky to have had you join us.

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inkle @inkle.co · 08/07/2026

New 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!

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Few 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/

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inkle @inkle.co · 11/06/2026

ICYMI - every inkle game (and novel), $20 with a charity cut. (And £2000 raised for @play.breakthrought1d.org so far!)

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Raquel de Miranda @rdemiranda.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Thank 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!

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Loved having this conversation with you, Raquel! We were very lucky to get you on the podcast.

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 27/05/2026

Nighthawks, 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

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inkle @inkle.co · 20/05/2026

New 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...

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Ed Stern @edstern.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The 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.

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inkle @inkle.co · 06/05/2026

New 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!

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inkle @inkle.co · 13/05/2026

Venerable 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!

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hey @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

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I DID NOT KNOW HE WAS A BUSINESSMAN

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I listened to this all the way through since you made this post, Konstantinos, and just finished the last episode. Such a great project and fun, immersive take on the mythos. I loved the ending especially. The writing, acting, and audio work are all done to a very high quality.

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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 30/04/2026

For 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

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inkle @inkle.co · 22/04/2026

This 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!

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Crockett Houghton @crocketthoughton.com · 19/04/2026

Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings.

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Such a great message to see this morning. And you know what, let's gleefully accept the bias! Why not? No medals are up for contention here; we're just trying to make a cool, positive contribution to the discourse. Plus, your work was material to making this as good as it has been. 🙌🙌🙌

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Joseph Humfrey @joe.inkle.co · 20/04/2026

If 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.com

The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I still regularly recommend The Shivah to people as one of our industry's single best takes on faith in the modern world. It still feels very fresh. A more recent game covering a similar topic – though more esoteric and surreal – was Indika. Also an amazing game. And yet, so different.

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Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I 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!

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inkle @inkle.co · 15/04/2026

This 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!

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Daniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep @innkeep.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Ultimately, 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.

Loving it! Loving it all! The spreadsheets, the feedback, the sticky little problems the team are waiting for you to write the way out of. I remind myself: "what are you here on this earth to do?" I mutter. "This." And get right back into it. I remember my death. It's coming! "So what are you going to do about it?" Comes the inner whisper. I mutter "This!" and get right back into it. If I worry about what other people think, I try to raise my gaze all the way out past the heat death of the universe. This! Mmm, I love it.

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jenyth evans @jenyth.com · 11/04/2026

opened this up only intending to briefly flip through… and then consumed about 7 essays back to back. excellent stuff

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inkle @inkle.co · 15/04/2026

New 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!

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John Hedge @johnthehedge.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I'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.

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I'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.

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Not 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!

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Nathan Savant @baldsavant.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Finally got my copy of my very first published book!!

My chapter, simply called Writing For Gameplay

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Sagar Beroshi @sagarberoshi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We were so glad to have you 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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