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Dansky Macabre

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Narrative expert for video games and writer of fiction and TTRPGs. Author of THE VIDEO GAME WRITER’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING AN INDUSTRY THAT HATES YOU. Former Ubisoft & Crytek & Romero narrative director. Lover of scotch, books, Sasquatches, and cats.

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Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 40m

Have I mentioned that I'm going to Chennai next month to speak at IGDC? Because I am totally going to Chennai next month to speak at IGDC!

(OK, I'm going to speak AND run a workshop AND maybe a roundtable too.)

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks! Just having a little seasonal fun with this one :-)

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 16h

Halloween, scary movies, all that good stuff....

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My Top 10 Films for Halloween | Richard Dansky

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Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 18h

I think that's after-the-fact-correlation by Disney, considering that many of those movies were all-time stinkers like Mars Needs Moms and Ghosts of Mars and Mission to Mars. Not entirely surprising those movies didn't make bank.

As for "Ares", I suspect someone played too much God of War.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 1d

So this? Definitely a thing. A thing you should come to if you're in the Durham area!

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 1d

When the Senior Advisor from Apple Support takes a look at your screen and says "It's not supposed to be doing that", it does indeed produce a "See! I told you!" moment.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 1d

I dunno, Mighty Aphrodite had its charms, the Woody Allen-ness of it all aside....

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 1d

Just read a piece on "Why Tron: Ares Tanked At The Box Office"

Weirdly enough, "It was apparently not a very good movie in a franchise no one was asking for more of because it only pops up about as often as a particular batch of cicadas" was not one of them.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween Movie Goodness over at the Patreon....

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My Top 10 Films for Halloween | Richard Dansky

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Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 1d

Brainstorming some of the games that Elongated Muskrat's AI is likely to produce....

Exploding Rocket League
Kerbal Failed Space Program
Didn't Dig Dug Because It Was Too Boring
StarLink Citizen - Naah, that one will never come out
Deleting My Account On X-dot-Com

Your turn!

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 1d

I am pretty sure Elongated Muskrat's first AI-generated video game will be a dating sim set on Mars where the player avatar is a sexy Nazi who impregnates all the romance options but someone else actually plays the game for you.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 2d

What's Halloween season with a list of spooky....songs?

Here you go!

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A Bunch of Favorite Halloween Songs | Richard Dansky

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Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 2d

Here's another slice of thought on writing for horror games...

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A few more thoughts on horror and games... Not every horror game plays by the same rules, not every horror game is promoting the same type of horror, and not every game with horror aspects is a… | Ri...

A few more thoughts on horror and games... Not every horror game plays by the same rules, not every horror game is promoting the same type of horror, and not every game with horror aspects is a horro...

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Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 3d

I remain convinced you could diagram an entire offensive playbook on Peyton Manning’s forehead.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 3d

Happy to report the playtest yesterday rocked. Got some stuff I need to fix, but it's clear direction and the base gameplay absolutely worked.

Onwards!

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 4d

Going to be playtesting the new, slimmed-down version of my card game Squatches and Scotches today. The redesign is courtesy of a collaboration with my co-designer, Ellen, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays!

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Jesse Scoble @jscoble.bsky.social · 4d

The Player-Shaped Hole (@ayshaufarah.bsky.social @geoffgander.bsky.social & Kim McCarthy)
Coined by @rdansky.bsky.social it refers to writing a narrative inclusive of player agency, rather trad novel or script. Must there always be a player-shaped hole? How can this be adapted to other forms?
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Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 5d

Did I post this?

I'm pretty sure I didn't post this.

You're welcome :-)

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Crafting Horror in Games: A Guide to Narrative Techniques | Richard Dansky posted on the topic | LinkedIn

It's October, so let's talk about narrative and horror games. Games are particularly suited for horror because the whole point of horror is to put the player in a space where they can address a real-...

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Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 5d

Going to be doing super secret narrative things tomorrow and Saturday.

If You Know, You Know.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 5d

No, that was the reading back on October 2.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 5d

So, next weekend, this is a thing....

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 6d

Just signed the contract for a little bit of super secret freelance work. Looking forward to getting back in the saddle!

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 6d

Things I did not see at the Steven Wilson show tonight:

People talking over the music
Cell phones
Someone in the front row trying to engage the performer in personal conversation.

Thing I did see:

An amazing concert performed by incredible musicians. Probably a top 10 all time show for me.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 6d

Off to go see Steven Wilson, which is basically like entering the prog rock multiverse to go watch Loki play guitar.

Dansky Macabre @rdansky.bsky.social · 7d

....yours weren't nose hairs....