NarraScope

The planning for NarraScope 2027 is underway! To kick things off, we'd like to introduce this year's conference committee: Diane Wang, Darya Ramezani, Hélène Lupa, Colette Zinna, Devinne Moses, Logan Clare, Andrew Plotkin, Jet Vellinga, and Cidney Hamilton. Check the full announcement on our blog:

Here's the video of my @narrascope.org workshop on texty cities ▶️ youtu.be/oggKKak_oI4?...

The judging period for the 32nd annual #IFComp is open until October 19th! You can support the authors by donating to The Colossal Fund that provides a cash prize pool for the top entries. Check them out at ifcomp.org!

Yeah! Devinne gave a really good process talk at @narrascope.org last month and I really appreciated how they broke down lessons learned from each game. Check it out: youtu.be/oQvipf1a2ww?...

Ever wondered what's up with Neutrinowatch, the procedural podcast @jeffemtman.com and I make together? We told @narrascope.org earlier this month, and now you can find out too! youtu.be/SHzglKMNWdI

wow I’m so honoured that Known Mysteries won Best Experimental Work at this year’s @narrascope.org! you can play it at solarserver.games

A recap of Write Club at @narrascope.org 2026 is now up on our blog! Check it out: www.game-writing.com/posts/write-...

The folks at @narrascope.org very kindly uploaded talks from last week's excellent conference to YouTube -- here's mine, where I meander through my bitsy piece in @gamepoems.bsky.social, citational modernist poetry, intertextual game materials, and a bit more www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzR7...

Much to my delight, my @narrascope.org talk “I know narrative designers who use branching dialog and they’re all cowards” went live this afternoon! youtu.be/7zRElyJdy3c?... Really happy with the recording and looking forward to hearing what y’all think!

Our NarraScope talk is on YT!🥹If you love game dev, narrative design, or accessibility, this is for you! We share how we design "Stay With Me" through a social work lens⚠️Excuse the pronunciation, English isn't our native language but we gave it our all!🇨🇱 youtu.be/sUS-Gyg5VJ4 @narrascope.org #gamedev

This was such a nice surprise to come home to! Thank you so much to the @iftechfoundation.org for the opportunity to speak at @narrascope.org for the first time, I'm so glad that my words resonated with a brilliant cohort of writers that inspire me every day.

Brinkmanship was nominated for best narrative at this year's @narrascope.org conference! We didn't win the award, but the real w was meeting so many sweet and talented people who also obsess over having the right amount of branching dialogue. The game is free and has the correct amount of branches!

I quickly put together an addendum to my @narrascope.org talk last night after some great conversations and processing on the train ride home: www.essay-games.com/blog/an-adde... (this also includes a lil' s/o to @selkieharbour.com's games)

I think my keynote talk at @narrascope.org went well this year! I put a good deal of thought & research into a big theoretical concept, and hey, maybe an article will come out of this too. See this thread for the games and authors I included!

If you're at @narrascope.org this weekend, go watch @jannouna.bsky.social and @marsmella.bsky.social present on the narrative design process for our upcoming game Young Suns! 🥰 The spaceship is more built now, btw... 🚀

Reminder: @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's Keynote is starting in 15 min in Room LC07 and online! It's going to be a good one.

"The Life Games Require Of Us" keynote talk with @meredithgran.com is starting in 15 minutes! Get to the stream or room, friends.

I'm excited to be at Narrascope this weekend! This will mark my: - 4th keynote lecture/panel at a conference. - 2nd time using HEATED RIVALRY as an example in a talk - 1st time being programmed by one of my former grad students -Gajillionth time professionally waffling about TTRPGs

Be sure to check out the virtual programming in @narrascope.org by the @iftechfoundation.org as well as @game-writing.com's Write Club! Join us for a fun evening of narrative shenanigans, improv and fun by getting a ticket tonight.

If you are attending in person: NarraScope has a COVID policy that includes masking during talks, and strongly recommends being up to date on vaccinations. We are so excited to see you all in Albany! Full COVID policy here: narrascope.org/covid/

Gratitude and thanks for the sponsorship from ambedo studios, check out their website here:

🕚️ There's still time to register for a NarraScope 2026 remote membership, but the clock is ticking! Membership sales close at 11:59pm EDT tonight...

Join Quest Designer & Writer Iga Stankiewicz-Szadowiac at @narrascope.org for an articy:draft X workshop! Learn how to design a quest, get practical tips, and more. June 11, 2 PM EST narrascope.org/register/

JUNE 10 is the * last day * to sign up for online NarraScope talks, which is stream on the @iftechfoundation.org Discord channel. You have to join that channel and get an attendee role by Thursday to access the conference channels. Here's the @narrascope.org schedule (see June 13-14) narrascope.org

I realized my talk at @narrascope.org is just a week away! Been doing some really fun research for this talk that will also hopefully address/solve some questions for the next Essay Games project. Can’t wait to share my slides soon!

Hey! I wanted to boost Narrascope, an interactive fiction/game conference, because I think people here might be interested! Their event is the weekend after this one! There were a bunch of cool speakers last year that I only found out about after this was over 🤡

Who's really cool? pklwrks is really cool. Also they're one of our sponsors this year!

If you ever were curious which pumpkin is better: it's What Pumpkin Games, one of our sponsors! 🎃

IntroComp is underway for 2026! Do you have an idea you want to try out in a small way before a real audience? Do you need a helpful nudge to start on that interactive fiction project you've been thinking about? Here's your chance! Intents to enter are being accepted all this month. introcomp.org

👽️ A huge thanks to our sponsor 👽️ @alienbabymag.bsky.social

Don't forget online memberships to NarraScope 2026 are on sale until 11:59pm EDT on June 10th!

Just got my online ticket! Every year this has had some fascinating talks. Maybe see you in the Discord.

New IFTF Blog Post! IFTF Seeking New Board Members The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors. If you are interested, please see the full details below: blog.iftechfoundation.org/2026-05-21-i...

LAST DAY to register for NarraScope 2026 narrascope.org/register/

registration closes tomorrow for @narrascope.org, which has an incredible list of speakers and talks this year: @meredithgran.com keynote! @jesshaskins.bsky.social and @criticalkitten.bsky.social on editing! @grundislav.games! @essaygames.bsky.social! @jannouna.bsky.social! many more!

Registration closes Friday the 22nd of May!

I'm so excited for my upcoming NarraScope talk with Marissa Koors @criticalkitten.bsky.social. It articulates a lot of my thoughts about the role of editors in game dev and the benefits of fostering an "editorial culture" in the industry. narrascope.org/schedule/#we...

@narrascope.org registrations close May 22nd ‼️ Grab your tickets soon — digital and limited budget options are also available www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

i'll be here showcasing a game! hopefully i see some of you all there too

It is exactly ONE WEEK until in person membership sales close! Get your tickets here:

Congratulations to CirqueSaw for their nomination for the Human Human Machine award at AMAZE Berlin 🥳

Happy to be part of it all!