Jon Ingold

Jon Ingold is the co-founder of inkle, a multi-award winning independent studio making narrative games,
notably 80 Days and Heaven’s Vault. He’s the co-designer of ink, a writer-friendly scripting language for
interactive fiction, and his talks on interactive dialogue construction and responsive narrative design are
used in universities and studios worldwide. He’s won the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain’s award for Best
Writing in a Videogame three times.

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Game Writing 101: The Differences Between Writing for TableTop Games, Video Games, and Game Fiction

January 14, 2023 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

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Panelists: Rhiannon Louve, Jeff Grubb, Erin Roberts, Jon Ingold, Whitney Delaglio, Douglas Austin, Greg Kasavin and Will McDermott (moderator)
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Join a panel of experts from the tabletop and video game industries to learn the basics about writing for games and the different approaches needed to excel in the various categories. The panel will discuss topics ranging from worldbuilding to character development to branching plotlines and beyond.