We have a new edition of Imirt Inspire ready to deliver to you! This time, join host Eoghan Watters alongside Llaura McGee (Dreamfeel), Len Cunningham (Gambrinous) and Alyx Jones (Silver Script Games) for a deep dive into Narrative Design. The panel will take place on June 25th at 6.30pm, and be available for Imirt members on demand shortly after!
Imirt Members will receive an email with the link to the Webinar. They can also find the link in the Members Area of the website.
If you want to attend and are not an Imirt member as of now, you can become a member and attend the session. Please access the link via the Members Area or email eoghan@imirt.ie.
Narrative design is a vital part of the gaming experience, helping players connect emotionally to the world, characters, and stories within the game.
In this virtual panel, we will explore the craft of writing and designing narratives in games from multiple angles: how to get started in narrative design, how to bring other people's stories to life, or folklore and mythology and how to infuse personal experiences into games.
Whether you're an aspiring writer, a seasoned narrative designer, or simply interested in how stories are woven into the interactive medium of video games, this event will offer insights, strategies, and inspiration to help you enhance your own storytelling practice.
Speakers
Llaura McGee is a Donegal woman who founded and runs the Irish indie studio Dreamfeel. She's been making games professionally for over a decade including 2020's If Found... released with Annapurna Interactive about a trans woman growing up in 90s Ireland while the world ends, 2014's first person walking sim Curtain about the destructive relationship between two women in a punk band and 2022's Contact for the second Milan Triennale Interactive Collection. Currently she's working on a bunch of secret things and she thinks you're cool.
Len Cunningham is a game designer, narrative designer and writer with over 8 years of professional games industry experience.
They are passionate about involvement in supporting and growing the local game development community.
They have lectured in narrative design and writing for games at Trinity College Dublin, were a board member of Imirt for 2 years and are an active committee member of Game Workers Unite Ireland.
The Game Awards Future Class, MCV 30 Under 30 and BAFTA Breakthrough star Alyx Jones has worked in dialogue and audio across titles from Elden Ring and Arcane, to more recent releases of Still Wakes the Deep and Atomfall.
In 2022 Alyx founded indie studio Silver Script Games, currently working on their debut game "The Quiet Things”, an autobiographical narrative game, created with the goal of opening conversations around taboo aspects of mental health, and experiences of abuse.
