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Sexy Superheroes Are Like Tip Jars
Have you ever been to a coffee shop where there are two rival tip jars at the counter? They usually have writing on them, like […]
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Gaming’s Best Kept Secret
As a narrative designer, it’s my job to play video games. To be clear, I’m not paid to play games, like a QA tester or […]
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Who Are the Sexiest X-Men?
In March, Amanda and I were driving to WonderCon in Anaheim, the kid sister of San Diego Comic-Con. WonderCon is like SDCC, but less. Less […]
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I’m Flipping Out!
Hello from Boston, City of Beans! This’ll be a short update, since I’m currently traveling across the east coast. Last week, I was visiting family […]
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Platforms are Casinos for Artists
I won Twitter four years ago. A little bit. This was back when Twitter was merely a hell-site and not X, a post-apocalyptic-wasteland-ruled-by-mutant-marauders site. It […]
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My Wife Is an Omega Level Collaborator
Cyclops VO: “Previously, on the X-Men-inspired dating sim.” 🔄 Recap: I decided for my first creative project on Equip Story that I’ll be developing a […]
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Let’s Fix the Defunct Star Wars Hotel
Like the Millennium Falcon stuck in the Death Star’s tractor beam, I was pulled into witty and insightful YouTuber Jenny Nicholson’s latest 4-hour YouTube video […]
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The Weird Dating Sim Business
I’ve been going to GDC – the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco – for many years now, but this year was different. Usually, I […]
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Do You Need Art School?
I have an unusual profession. When I tell people that I’m a narrative designer for video games, people usually have one of these responses: “What […]
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To Me, My X-Men Fandom
I’m ready to embark on a series of new creative projects. To develop works guided by passion and interest, as opposed to capitalism and career […]
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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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