NarraScope
@narrascope.org
NarraScope is a conference by @iftechfoundation.org that supports interactive narrative, adventure games, and interactive fiction by bringing together writers, developers, and players. https://narrascope.org/
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NarraScope 2026 Volunteer Application
Hey all - Conference Chair for NarraScope 2026, JD Calvelli, here!
NarraScope 2026 planning has started! Get hyped!
Please fill out this short form if you're at all interested in helping make NarraS...
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After an amazing 2025 conference and a well-deserved rest, the NarraScope volunteer team has reassembled and we’re looking for new volunteers! Join the team and help us make 2026 the best NarraScope yet: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
In the late 1980s, one of the most prolific text adventure authors in the world was Bonaventura Di Bello. His games have been updated and translated into English by Gianluca Girell. A cool piece of IF history: bdb-project.itch.io
The BDB Project
bdb-project.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the late 1980s, one of the most prolific text adventure authors in the world was Bonaventura Di Bello. His games have been updated and translated into English by Gianluca Girell. A cool piece of IF history: bdb-project.itch.io
Road Trip To The End Of The World by @sharkandpelican.bsky.social was showcased at Narrascope 2025 and it is in full release now! store.steampowered.com/app/3769330/...
Road Trip to the End of the World on Steam
Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they ...
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Road Trip To The End Of The World by @sharkandpelican.bsky.social was showcased at Narrascope 2025 and it is in full release now! store.steampowered.com/app/3769330/...
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The AdventureX Steam sale has begun, and I'm happy to say that _The Beyond_ is part of it (for the second time).
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The Beyond (and more) in the AdventureX sale
A year ago, I released The Beyond for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck. The Beyond, Adventuregame Comics #2, by Jason Shiga The Beyond was also featured in the 2024 AdventureX Steam Festival. I'm h...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The AdventureX Steam sale has begun, and I'm happy to say that _The Beyond_ is part of it (for the second time).
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/advx...
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/advx...
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
The IGDA Game Writing SIG is happening Nov 21-24, 2025. It is a game jam called Arcjam that uses Arcweave! More info and instruction here: www.game-writing.com/posts/arcjam...
Introducing the Game Writing SIG Arcjam | IGDA Game Writing SIG
Join us for a 72-hour narrative design game jam in partnership with Arcweave
www.game-writing.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The IGDA Game Writing SIG is happening Nov 21-24, 2025. It is a game jam called Arcjam that uses Arcweave! More info and instruction here: www.game-writing.com/posts/arcjam...
Tomorrow Nov 16 is the TTRPG Writing Workshop at Twenty Sided Store in NYC! It is part of NYU's Game Design Days and is lead by one of our Narrascope volunteers @natmesnard.bsky.social game-design-days.com
Game Design Days
Game Design Days is a NYU Game Center sponsored event series that highlights the underground independent game development communities of NYC.
game-design-days.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tomorrow Nov 16 is the TTRPG Writing Workshop at Twenty Sided Store in NYC! It is part of NYU's Game Design Days and is lead by one of our Narrascope volunteers @natmesnard.bsky.social game-design-days.com
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If you like Narrascope you might also like AdventureX: 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. www.adventurexpo.org
AdventureX
Since 2011, AdventureX is the UK's only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming and interactive storytelling.
www.adventurexpo.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If you like Narrascope you might also like AdventureX: 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. www.adventurexpo.org
Submissions for the IF Short Games Showcase 2025 begin on November 23rd and close on December 31st! www.ifwiki.org/IF_Short_Gam...
IF Short Games Showcase 2025 - IFWiki
www.ifwiki.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Submissions for the IF Short Games Showcase 2025 begin on November 23rd and close on December 31st! www.ifwiki.org/IF_Short_Gam...
If you like Narrascope you might also like AdventureX: 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. www.adventurexpo.org
AdventureX
Since 2011, AdventureX is the UK's only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming and interactive storytelling.
www.adventurexpo.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If you like Narrascope you might also like AdventureX: 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. www.adventurexpo.org
A neat little jam is happening from Nov2-Dec1 if that's your thing: "Feeling nostalgic about the golden age of text adventures? Relive those days by participating in PunyComp 2025! This is a competition where you write a text adventure using PunyInform" itch.io/jam/punycomp...
PunyComp 2025
A game jam from 2025-11-02 to 2025-12-01 hosted by fredrikr, heasm66 & johanberntsson. Introduction Feeling nostalgic about the golden age of text adventures? Relive those days by participating in Pun...
itch.io
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A neat little jam is happening from Nov2-Dec1 if that's your thing: "Feeling nostalgic about the golden age of text adventures? Relive those days by participating in PunyComp 2025! This is a competition where you write a text adventure using PunyInform" itch.io/jam/punycomp...
Narrative Design in the Age of Twitch-Stacey Mason, 2023-
It seems that traditional wisdom is that competitive multiplayer games are more streamable than narrative games, yet many narrative games do well on Twitch. How do their narrative structures aid or hinder this? youtu.be/txVdoEL7QQ0?...
It seems that traditional wisdom is that competitive multiplayer games are more streamable than narrative games, yet many narrative games do well on Twitch. How do their narrative structures aid or hinder this? youtu.be/txVdoEL7QQ0?...
NarraScope 2023: Narrative Design in the Age of Twitch
YouTube video by Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Narrative Design in the Age of Twitch-Stacey Mason, 2023-
It seems that traditional wisdom is that competitive multiplayer games are more streamable than narrative games, yet many narrative games do well on Twitch. How do their narrative structures aid or hinder this? youtu.be/txVdoEL7QQ0?...
It seems that traditional wisdom is that competitive multiplayer games are more streamable than narrative games, yet many narrative games do well on Twitch. How do their narrative structures aid or hinder this? youtu.be/txVdoEL7QQ0?...
“Don’t Try To Explain It”-Why Some Things Should Not Make Sense-Bjarke Alexander Larsen, 2023-
Why does punching a tree give you planks? How do the champions in a League of Legends match keep being able to fight each other? We want the world to make sense. But should we? youtu.be/wNiYrv1K3oo?...
Why does punching a tree give you planks? How do the champions in a League of Legends match keep being able to fight each other? We want the world to make sense. But should we? youtu.be/wNiYrv1K3oo?...
NarraScope 2023: “Don’t Try to Explain It” - Why Some Things Should Not Make Sense
YouTube video by Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Don’t Try To Explain It”-Why Some Things Should Not Make Sense-Bjarke Alexander Larsen, 2023-
Why does punching a tree give you planks? How do the champions in a League of Legends match keep being able to fight each other? We want the world to make sense. But should we? youtu.be/wNiYrv1K3oo?...
Why does punching a tree give you planks? How do the champions in a League of Legends match keep being able to fight each other? We want the world to make sense. But should we? youtu.be/wNiYrv1K3oo?...
Narrative Based Games For Sexual Health-KB, 2023- A post-mortem of (val)iant: or, val’s guide to having a broken vag. It’s a game about vaginismus, relationships, and how we as a society learn about sex. youtu.be/Sq82F0RU3f8?...
NarraScope 2023: Narrative-Based Games for Sexual Health
YouTube video by Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Narrative Based Games For Sexual Health-KB, 2023- A post-mortem of (val)iant: or, val’s guide to having a broken vag. It’s a game about vaginismus, relationships, and how we as a society learn about sex. youtu.be/Sq82F0RU3f8?...
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Finally getting around to sharing the video of the talk @grundislav.games and I gave at this year's @narrascope.org—all about how we prototyped and "telotyped" parts of Rosewater with tabletop RPG scenarios and a fully playable Twine model. (It includes a link to try the model for yourself!)
NarraScope 2025 - Tabletops and Twine: Adventures in Adventure Game Proto- and Telotyping
Presented by Francisco González and Jess Haskins
NarraScope 2025 - Day One - 3:45pm - ANNEX-110
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Description:
“We really need to balance our relationship…
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October 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Finally getting around to sharing the video of the talk @grundislav.games and I gave at this year's @narrascope.org—all about how we prototyped and "telotyped" parts of Rosewater with tabletop RPG scenarios and a fully playable Twine model. (It includes a link to try the model for yourself!)
Cataloging Narrative Games to Expand the Bibliographic Universe-Colin Post, 2023- Librarian Business: catalog record creation, title descriptions, implications for more widespread cataloging of narrative games youtu.be/MjaNDInznws?...
NarraScope 2023: Cataloging Narrative Games to Expand the Bibliographic Universe
YouTube video by Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Cataloging Narrative Games to Expand the Bibliographic Universe-Colin Post, 2023- Librarian Business: catalog record creation, title descriptions, implications for more widespread cataloging of narrative games youtu.be/MjaNDInznws?...
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Our microgrants program is back for a third year! This year again, IFTF is looking to disburse $3,000 to cool projects related to interactive fiction that could benefit from a little bit of cash. More details on our blog post!
2026 IFTF Microgrant Applications Now Open!
You can now apply to our third grant cycle!
blog.iftechfoundation.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Our microgrants program is back for a third year! This year again, IFTF is looking to disburse $3,000 to cool projects related to interactive fiction that could benefit from a little bit of cash. More details on our blog post!
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The 2025 IFComp Awards will stream live on Saturday, Oct 18, at 4 PM Eastern. Please join us to celebrate this year’s authors!
Stream: www.twitch.tv/interactivef...
Time zone help: everytimezone.com/s/4849cb8d
Can’t join live? Results will appear on the IFComp website at 7:00 PM Eastern.
Stream: www.twitch.tv/interactivef...
Time zone help: everytimezone.com/s/4849cb8d
Can’t join live? Results will appear on the IFComp website at 7:00 PM Eastern.
October 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The 2025 IFComp Awards will stream live on Saturday, Oct 18, at 4 PM Eastern. Please join us to celebrate this year’s authors!
Stream: www.twitch.tv/interactivef...
Time zone help: everytimezone.com/s/4849cb8d
Can’t join live? Results will appear on the IFComp website at 7:00 PM Eastern.
Stream: www.twitch.tv/interactivef...
Time zone help: everytimezone.com/s/4849cb8d
Can’t join live? Results will appear on the IFComp website at 7:00 PM Eastern.
Entering your Villain Era: how to write games by being cringey, selfish and evil - Brianna Lei, 2023 Keynote youtu.be/5DuQeK-XwIc?...
NarraScope 2023: Keynote Brianna Lei
YouTube video by Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Entering your Villain Era: how to write games by being cringey, selfish and evil - Brianna Lei, 2023 Keynote youtu.be/5DuQeK-XwIc?...
Hellooooooo! We will be posting some talk recordings and stuff regularly and as it gets closer to the conference there will be even more posting!
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hellooooooo! We will be posting some talk recordings and stuff regularly and as it gets closer to the conference there will be even more posting!
After an amazing 2025 conference and a well-deserved rest, the NarraScope volunteer team has reassembled and we’re looking for new volunteers! Join the team and help us make 2026 the best NarraScope yet: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NarraScope 2026 Volunteer Application
Hey all - Conference Chair for NarraScope 2026, JD Calvelli, here!
NarraScope 2026 planning has started! Get hyped!
Please fill out this short form if you're at all interested in helping make NarraS...
docs.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
After an amazing 2025 conference and a well-deserved rest, the NarraScope volunteer team has reassembled and we’re looking for new volunteers! Join the team and help us make 2026 the best NarraScope yet: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you enjoyed NarraScope 2025, here are the folks who made it happen! Our Chair was @mifga.bsky.social, @jdcalvelli.itch.io was the Junior Chair & showcase organizer. @eblong.com & @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com served as emeritus advisors and did other varied tasks (food, website). (1/3)
July 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you enjoyed NarraScope 2025, here are the folks who made it happen! Our Chair was @mifga.bsky.social, @jdcalvelli.itch.io was the Junior Chair & showcase organizer. @eblong.com & @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com served as emeritus advisors and did other varied tasks (food, website). (1/3)
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Weekend in Philly: epic cheesesteak, first NarraScope, and a mind-blowing gift—the last spare Twin Peaks ring prop, hand-made by the original craftsman for on-screen use. ✈️🥪💍
NarraScope’s passion was unreal. Pros, academics, and fresh voices all jamming on narrative. Hope to return!
NarraScope’s passion was unreal. Pros, academics, and fresh voices all jamming on narrative. Hope to return!
June 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Weekend in Philly: epic cheesesteak, first NarraScope, and a mind-blowing gift—the last spare Twin Peaks ring prop, hand-made by the original craftsman for on-screen use. ✈️🥪💍
NarraScope’s passion was unreal. Pros, academics, and fresh voices all jamming on narrative. Hope to return!
NarraScope’s passion was unreal. Pros, academics, and fresh voices all jamming on narrative. Hope to return!
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🥳 💜 Find us at @narrascope.org this Friday! We're excited to participate in this interactive fiction conference from @iftechfoundation.org at Drexel University in Philly.
We'll be sharing a workshop on how to make narrative games fast in our Turbo game engine⚡ Come say hi!
We'll be sharing a workshop on how to make narrative games fast in our Turbo game engine⚡ Come say hi!
June 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🥳 💜 Find us at @narrascope.org this Friday! We're excited to participate in this interactive fiction conference from @iftechfoundation.org at Drexel University in Philly.
We'll be sharing a workshop on how to make narrative games fast in our Turbo game engine⚡ Come say hi!
We'll be sharing a workshop on how to make narrative games fast in our Turbo game engine⚡ Come say hi!
Get the NarraScoop on Brigitte Winter! @brigittewinter.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Get the NarraScoop on Brigitte Winter! @brigittewinter.bsky.social
Here’s the NarraScoop with Jess Erion! @jjerion.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Here’s the NarraScoop with Jess Erion! @jjerion.bsky.social