Jon Ingold
@jon.inkle.co
Narrative @inkle.co he/him
Writer: TR-49 / EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator.
Writer: TR-49 / EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator.
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Jon Ingold
@jon.inkle.co
· Oct 18
AdvX 2018 - Jon Ingold - Sparkling Dialogue: A Masterclass
YouTube video by AdventureX
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Little thread of talks about writing and interactive narrative I've done, so I can pin it here:
First up - Sparkling Dialogue from Adventure X; how to make interactive conversations that have flow and meaning to them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRf...
First up - Sparkling Dialogue from Adventure X; how to make interactive conversations that have flow and meaning to them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRf...
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Stopped by Bletchley Park earlier this year with @jon.inkle.co. Took a few snaps of the old machines. I love how the mechanisms work, but even after building TR-49 around Pemberton’s circuit diagrams, nothing quite lines up, even though the logic is mathematically sound and matches the Godot code.
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Stopped by Bletchley Park earlier this year with @jon.inkle.co. Took a few snaps of the old machines. I love how the mechanisms work, but even after building TR-49 around Pemberton’s circuit diagrams, nothing quite lines up, even though the logic is mathematically sound and matches the Godot code.
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I don't actually *know* that my late great-uncle worked at Bletchley. But the available evidence suggests he did. Here's what I know.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don't actually *know* that my late great-uncle worked at Bletchley. But the available evidence suggests he did. Here's what I know.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
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⭐️ Godot’s Scene System Is Just Brilliant ⭐️
I wanted to draw attention to a few of my favourite features in @godotengine.org. What do I love about Godot's scene system? Read all about it: joethephish.me/blog/godot-s...
I wanted to draw attention to a few of my favourite features in @godotengine.org. What do I love about Godot's scene system? Read all about it: joethephish.me/blog/godot-s...
Godot’s Scene System Is Just Brilliant
Joseph Humfrey is co-founder of inkle & Founder of Selkie Design
joethephish.me
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
⭐️ Godot’s Scene System Is Just Brilliant ⭐️
I wanted to draw attention to a few of my favourite features in @godotengine.org. What do I love about Godot's scene system? Read all about it: joethephish.me/blog/godot-s...
I wanted to draw attention to a few of my favourite features in @godotengine.org. What do I love about Godot's scene system? Read all about it: joethephish.me/blog/godot-s...
Waiting outside a thing. AMA except for, what is the thing
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Waiting outside a thing. AMA except for, what is the thing
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A jól ismert brit indie stúdió, az #inkle ismét olyat húzott, amire senki sem számított. A TR-49, ismét teljesen más lesz az eddigi játékaikhoz képest, miközben továbbra is a narratív játékok határain kísérleteznek.
Visszhangok Bletchley Parkból – Januárban érkezik a TR-49 | AdventureGames.hu
A jól ismert brit indie stúdió, az inkle ismét olyat húzott, amire senki sem számított. A 80 Days, a Heaven’s Vault, az Overboard! vagy a A Highland Song után a...
www.adventuregames.hu
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A jól ismert brit indie stúdió, az #inkle ismét olyat húzott, amire senki sem számított. A TR-49, ismét teljesen más lesz az eddigi játékaikhoz képest, miközben továbbra is a narratív játékok határain kísérleteznek.
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Here's the Bletchley Park connection, in full:
I don't actually *know* that my late great-uncle worked at Bletchley. But the available evidence suggests he did. Here's what I know.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Here's the Bletchley Park connection, in full:
I don't actually *know* that my late great-uncle worked at Bletchley. But the available evidence suggests he did. Here's what I know.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don't actually *know* that my late great-uncle worked at Bletchley. But the available evidence suggests he did. Here's what I know.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
My second home
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My second home
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A few new details about our next game in this. Unless they’ve been scrubbed already.
While at AdventureX, we had a chance to catch up with inkle co-founder Jon Ingold.
In our conversation we cover Jon’s inspiration to write Overboard!, his clear love for AdventureX, and much more!
somanygames.co.uk/articles/jon...
@jon.inkle.co
@adventurex.bsky.social
In our conversation we cover Jon’s inspiration to write Overboard!, his clear love for AdventureX, and much more!
somanygames.co.uk/articles/jon...
@jon.inkle.co
@adventurex.bsky.social
An AdventureX Chat with Jon Ingold | So Many Games
We caught up with Jon Ingold at AdventureX to find out about his love for the event, his shift from maths teacher to developer and much more!
somanygames.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A few new details about our next game in this. Unless they’ve been scrubbed already.
Reposted by Jon Ingold
While at AdventureX, we had a chance to catch up with inkle co-founder Jon Ingold.
In our conversation we cover Jon’s inspiration to write Overboard!, his clear love for AdventureX, and much more!
somanygames.co.uk/articles/jon...
@jon.inkle.co
@adventurex.bsky.social
In our conversation we cover Jon’s inspiration to write Overboard!, his clear love for AdventureX, and much more!
somanygames.co.uk/articles/jon...
@jon.inkle.co
@adventurex.bsky.social
An AdventureX Chat with Jon Ingold | So Many Games
We caught up with Jon Ingold at AdventureX to find out about his love for the event, his shift from maths teacher to developer and much more!
somanygames.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
While at AdventureX, we had a chance to catch up with inkle co-founder Jon Ingold.
In our conversation we cover Jon’s inspiration to write Overboard!, his clear love for AdventureX, and much more!
somanygames.co.uk/articles/jon...
@jon.inkle.co
@adventurex.bsky.social
In our conversation we cover Jon’s inspiration to write Overboard!, his clear love for AdventureX, and much more!
somanygames.co.uk/articles/jon...
@jon.inkle.co
@adventurex.bsky.social
same, bro!
What happens if Avatar: Fire and Ash doesn’t make enough profit to convince Disney to bankroll Avatar 4 and 5? Creator James Cameron has said he’s ready to walk away from the franchise. https://bit.ly/4rw8wYH
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
same, bro!
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Narrative design is seen as "expendable" because it's not "top-level game design", says BAFTA Breakthrough participant Cara Ellison. But narrative is "the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up."
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Cara Ellison
"Your game's story or narrative, even if it's not a traditional narrative, is the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Narrative design is seen as "expendable" because it's not "top-level game design", says BAFTA Breakthrough participant Cara Ellison. But narrative is "the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up."
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
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The full stream of #AdventureX talks is up now - below is a link to mine, on story generation from first principles, in twenty minutes, with jokes.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
AdventureX 2025 — Day 1
01:20 Jon Ingold — Always Trade Up: From Inspiration to Storyline 30:31 Kathryn Vinclaire — Casting Actors For Indie Games - How to Get AAA Results on an Indie Budget 1:31:10 Najmah Salam — How to Position Your Game Like A Pro 2:01:32 Dominic Armato (Keynote) — Defeating Impostor Syndrome: The Threepwood Method 3:42:58 Mairi Nolan — The Diegetic Lock: Designing Puzzles that Belong in Your World 4:20:05 Husban Siddiqi and Adam Riches — From Jam to Launch: A Fireside Chat About Loco Motive 5:13:27 Steph Rennick and Séan Roberts — What’s Going Wrong with Women’s Dialogue in Video Games? 5:48:32 Thomas Regin, Mark Benis, Jade Leamcharaskul & Paul Zimmermann (Panel hosted by Seoirse Dunbar) — Storytelling Through Audio: The Hidden Narrative 7:01:11 John Robertson (Show) — The Dark Room AdventureX is the UK's only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming. Since 2011, AdventureX has been bringing together developers & gamers with a passion for interactive storytelling.
m.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The full stream of #AdventureX talks is up now - below is a link to mine, on story generation from first principles, in twenty minutes, with jokes.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
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I'm a BAFTA Breakthrough 2025!
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm a BAFTA Breakthrough 2025!
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
The removal of commercial breaks was bizarrely bad for TV storytelling - took away the need to keep it moving !!
I spent the first day of my post-expansion launch staycation getting a ton of writing done on my side-project, then building backlog Lego sets while rewatching A-tier Buffy eps (School Hard, The Wish).
The last part is really reminding me how much story we used to be able to pack into 44 minutes.
The last part is really reminding me how much story we used to be able to pack into 44 minutes.
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The removal of commercial breaks was bizarrely bad for TV storytelling - took away the need to keep it moving !!
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Hi, new AdventureX followers! I'm Rebecca McCarthy, a writer and narrative designer. I'm a bit of an all-rounder - I do have a particular fondness for world-building and holistic narrative design.
I'm also looking for work. You can check out my portfolio here:
gameswriting.coffee/portfoliowri...
I'm also looking for work. You can check out my portfolio here:
gameswriting.coffee/portfoliowri...
Narrative Design and game writing portfolio - UK based writer
Looking for a game writer or narrative designer? Check out these game writing samples, featuring, lore, script writing, barks and world building documentation.
gameswriting.coffee
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hi, new AdventureX followers! I'm Rebecca McCarthy, a writer and narrative designer. I'm a bit of an all-rounder - I do have a particular fondness for world-building and holistic narrative design.
I'm also looking for work. You can check out my portfolio here:
gameswriting.coffee/portfoliowri...
I'm also looking for work. You can check out my portfolio here:
gameswriting.coffee/portfoliowri...
The full stream of #AdventureX talks is up now - below is a link to mine, on story generation from first principles, in twenty minutes, with jokes.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
AdventureX 2025 — Day 1
01:20 Jon Ingold — Always Trade Up: From Inspiration to Storyline 30:31 Kathryn Vinclaire — Casting Actors For Indie Games - How to Get AAA Results on an Indie Budget 1:31:10 Najmah Salam — How to Position Your Game Like A Pro 2:01:32 Dominic Armato (Keynote) — Defeating Impostor Syndrome: The Threepwood Method 3:42:58 Mairi Nolan — The Diegetic Lock: Designing Puzzles that Belong in Your World 4:20:05 Husban Siddiqi and Adam Riches — From Jam to Launch: A Fireside Chat About Loco Motive 5:13:27 Steph Rennick and Séan Roberts — What’s Going Wrong with Women’s Dialogue in Video Games? 5:48:32 Thomas Regin, Mark Benis, Jade Leamcharaskul & Paul Zimmermann (Panel hosted by Seoirse Dunbar) — Storytelling Through Audio: The Hidden Narrative 7:01:11 John Robertson (Show) — The Dark Room AdventureX is the UK's only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming. Since 2011, AdventureX has been bringing together developers & gamers with a passion for interactive storytelling.
m.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The full stream of #AdventureX talks is up now - below is a link to mine, on story generation from first principles, in twenty minutes, with jokes.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.
The game’s use of the source books is limited to fragments because we believe they are safer, but this is an untested theory
A few people played the TR-49 demo at #AdventureX.
If anyone suffers any ill-effects, please let us know.
If anyone suffers any ill-effects, please let us know.
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The game’s use of the source books is limited to fragments because we believe they are safer, but this is an untested theory
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Going to shamelessly use this to remind people that if you’d like a historian who is also a writer and narrative designer to bring some of these perspectives to your game, then in the new year I’m available for work
Made my day to read this great post and see this!
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Going to shamelessly use this to remind people that if you’d like a historian who is also a writer and narrative designer to bring some of these perspectives to your game, then in the new year I’m available for work
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We had a wonderful, exhausting time at #AdventureX this weekend!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play the demos, buy the books and games, listen to the talk, bend our ears about ink and generally say hello.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play the demos, buy the books and games, listen to the talk, bend our ears about ink and generally say hello.
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We had a wonderful, exhausting time at #AdventureX this weekend!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play the demos, buy the books and games, listen to the talk, bend our ears about ink and generally say hello.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play the demos, buy the books and games, listen to the talk, bend our ears about ink and generally say hello.
I love this conference. It’s the only one I’ve been to where everyone genuinely cares about the same bits of the games that *I* care about.
This year was bigger but still had the roomful of friends feeling it’s always had. Hugely grateful to the organisers.
This year was bigger but still had the roomful of friends feeling it’s always had. Hugely grateful to the organisers.
We had a wonderful, exhausting time at #AdventureX this weekend!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play the demos, buy the books and games, listen to the talk, bend our ears about ink and generally say hello.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to play the demos, buy the books and games, listen to the talk, bend our ears about ink and generally say hello.
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I love this conference. It’s the only one I’ve been to where everyone genuinely cares about the same bits of the games that *I* care about.
This year was bigger but still had the roomful of friends feeling it’s always had. Hugely grateful to the organisers.
This year was bigger but still had the roomful of friends feeling it’s always had. Hugely grateful to the organisers.
Reposted by Jon Ingold
That’s a wrap on AdventureX 2025 🎉 Thank you to everyone - Attendees, Exhibitors, Guests, Volunteers and all who helped make this event great 💙
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
AdventureX
Videos from AdventureX: The Narrative Games Convention.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
That’s a wrap on AdventureX 2025 🎉 Thank you to everyone - Attendees, Exhibitors, Guests, Volunteers and all who helped make this event great 💙
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
“Writers are fifth dimensional beings who see everything at once — but readers aren’t” - Anthony Johnston
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“Writers are fifth dimensional beings who see everything at once — but readers aren’t” - Anthony Johnston
Analogue version of TR-49 playable on a wall at Adventure X today! #adventureX
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Analogue version of TR-49 playable on a wall at Adventure X today! #adventureX
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+1 @starkholborn.bsky.social and I talked about this so much when we were working on it (for years 😅 ). Burying narrative/meaning/theme into every corner. Making strong connections between disciplines, mise en scene etc. etc. A privilege to be on a project where that was rewarded, encouraged.
Love this from @starkholborn.bsky.social ’s talk about Shadow of Doubt - about making sure you‘re putting story absolutely *everywhere*
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
+1 @starkholborn.bsky.social and I talked about this so much when we were working on it (for years 😅 ). Burying narrative/meaning/theme into every corner. Making strong connections between disciplines, mise en scene etc. etc. A privilege to be on a project where that was rewarded, encouraged.