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Clicked and Dragged
The game I’m currently working on, Motion Picture, is like a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces play bits of live video, rotated and inverted. The […]
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Making a Game for My Friends
Most games are designed for thousands or millions of players. I decided to make my next game for a target player base of four humans: […]
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NDA Jam 2: Team Leader
I was a creative director at my studio for a week! We had another awesome game jam week at Doborog. Last time, we all made […]
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Can Running a Kickstarter Be Fun?
I ran two Kickstarters in what feels like a lifetime ago, but I’m still on the Kickstarter creator mailing list. In a recent email, Kickstarter […]
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The 8 Games I Played at Gen Con
I was having a conversation at 16-Bit, a barcade in Indianapolis that attracts many Gen Con attendees. Gen Con is the board game convention I […]
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Bring Your Own Cards Game
I made a new card game for you to play! This is ALL-CARDS, a competitive storytelling deckbuilder for two players where you can use any […]
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Project Mismanagement
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about my current slate of side projects. That’s because it’s a mess! I have three ongoing projects in […]
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Turn Work Into A Game
I wish I had more time for gaming. There’s a podcast I like called All Elite Arcade, which is hosted by two pro wrestlers who […]
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I Waited a Year for This
Last year, I gave my second presentation at Narrascope, a conference for narrative designers and folks who love thinking about interactive narratives. My first Narrascope […]
👋 Hey, I’m narrative designer Geoffrey Golden!
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For the Love of the Game
Equip Story is my newsletter of self-discovery through game development. I’m Geoffrey, a narrative designer, game maker, and interactive fiction writer from Los Angeles with over 15 years experience. I’ve had commercial success working for studios like Disney, Gearbox, and Ubisoft, but I’ve always treated commercial success as the most important goal for my art. Now I’m looking for something more. →
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