Ludonarrative in Video Games
Come visit Hugo House’s Ludonarrative in Video Games panel for a discussion of what it’s like to be a writer in the games industry. Discussion will range from breaking into the games industry, designing procedurally generated stories, writing for AAA games, and more.
What happens when storytelling meets gameplay?
It’ll be a dynamic two-hour panel event where game developers dive deep into the powerful intersection of narrative and mechanics in modern game design.
What is Ludonarrative?
“Ludonarrative” is the point where ludic (gameplay, mechanics) meets narrative (story, character). It’s the magic that happens when storytelling and interactivity blend seamlessly. Transforming a game from simply entertaining to truly unforgettable.
What to Expect
This event features a panel of innovative game developers, each presenting a showcase of their work and how they merge story and game dynamics. Complete with trailers, gameplay footage, and behind-the-scenes insights. Discover how they craft compelling stories that elevate gameplay and immerse players in unforgettable worlds.
Event Schedule
6:00 PM: Doors Open
6:30 PM: Intros and Developer Trailers for Games
7:00 PM: Panel Discussion
7:45 PM: Q&A from the audienceÂ
8:00 PM Event End + Networking with devs at tables
Who Should Attend?
Whether you’re a game designer, writer, developer, or simply a fan of narrative-driven games, this event is for you. Come be inspired, ask questions, and meet the minds behind the games you love.
Featured Developers:
Seth Paxton, Autumn Chen, Erin Roberts, Shana Hadi, and Whitney Beltran.
Moderated by Coleman Andersen, the conversation will offer insights into the creative process, followed by a Q&A and mingling. This is your chance to meet the minds behind the games, ask questions, and network with fellow gamers and creators!
Don’t miss out. Mark your calendar and join us at Hugo House!
Sliding Scale Tickets
To help provide financial accessibility to our event offerings, select events are offered with a sliding-scale model, allowing attendees to pay what they can for the event. We encourage all registrants to pick the level of ticket pricing that is right for them for these events!
Reduced admission to this event is made possible with support from 4Culture.
The House bar will be open to serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.Seth Paxton
Paxton is an artist, writer and game designer who has worked at the technical intersection of story and play both professionally and independently. Their interactive audio dramas have been published on the Amazon Echo, and their choice-based narratives have won awards through the Interactive Fiction Competition. Paxton is a Narrative Technical Designer for Bungie, previously for Destiny 2 and currently for the upcoming game, Marathon. They are also the founder of Cryptic Conservatory, a cooperative studio focused on helping new narrative designers find their voice.
Autumn Chen
Autumn's works range from dating sims to historical political simulations, including Social Democracy: An Alternate History, and The Archivist and the Revolution, which received an IGF Honorable Mention for Excellence in Narrative. In her writing, she hopes to transcend the binary between the narrative and mechanical aspects of interactive fiction.
Erin Roberts
Erin Roberts is a writer of stories and games, including published pieces of interactive fiction in Sub-Q and Strange Horizons and Forge Your Quest, a fully-voiced interactive audio story for children.
Shana Hadi
Shana E. Hadi works as a design technologist by day, an indie game developer by night, and a writer by twilight. Previously, she built newsroom tools and visualizations to communicate live election results at The Washington Post and collaborated with Meta Reality Labs during graduate school to prototype nonprofit VR games for education. She strives to find new ways to create and experiment with stories, but interactive fiction is where it all begins.
Whitney Beltran
Whitney is an award-winning narrative designer currently working on Cyberpunk 2 at CD Projekt Red. She is best known for the games Bluebeard's Bride and HoloVista.
Coleman Andersen
Coleman is a cofounder of a local game studio and a community organizer for Seattle Indies. He has a big interest for procedural stories in games and runs a monthly games writer's group at Hugo House.Â
