Yesterday I gave a talk at the Platform 2011 event in Hull, which went down very well to a full room of people. My talk was about Ideas, Story and Writing for Games, which was a broad topic for a talk lasting just 20 minutes. I originally wrote it to last 25 and only last …
I’ve been asked to speak at the Platform 2011 event in Hull on 27th March. There are a good range of speakers throughout the event, so it looks like it’s got something for most people’s interests. I’ve also said that I’ll occupy a table and chat to people who have questions as well as offer …
It seems to me that the games industry is in danger of becoming like the old bingo industry. That may seem like an outrageous claim, so I’ll explain my thinking…
For the first time in quite a while I won’t be attending the annual shindig in Germany. Previously held in Leipzig and then in Cologne last year and this, I always thoroughly enjoyed attending and meeting up with some of the wonderful people I know. So, if you were hoping to catch me for a …
Yesterday I attended the State of Independence conference at the York Racecourse and thought I’d post something about my thoughts.
I’m attending the State of Independence conference on Thursday this week and was just looking over the programme schedule. There are some great looking sessions taking place during the day with the only downside being a poor 20 minutes at 12 noon. Perhaps I can use it as a way to get into the lunch …
When I spoke at the Games Forum Germany conference in January, the talk I gave was recorded. I’m not sure when it went online, but you can now view the talk in full. You have to scroll down the list of videos a little to get to mine. The talk is about aspects of character …
The Writing Industries Conference was great. I’ve never before met so many writers in one place and in spite of lots of news of the demise of print in recent months the attitudes were mostly positive.
I’m sorry I haven’t posted anything this week, I’ve been busy with a few things, amongst which has been the preparations for the Writing Industries Conference on Saturday. I shall endeavour to blog about it next week. Because it’s a non-games event I’m sure that I’ll feel a little out of my depth, but I’m …
Some photos have been posted of the Games Forum Germany conference on Facebook and show most, of not all, of my fellow speakers. I’d like to say, once more, how much I enjoyed attending and speaking. A big thank you to the organisers for inviting me.