NarraScope 2026 | Schedule NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

I’m very excited for @narrascope.org this year, and extra excited to be the Sunday Keynote Speaker!

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Aimed at game writers and narrative designers, with roots in interactive fiction, NarraScope is June 12-14 in Albany.

Write Club @ NarraScope 2026 - IGDA Game Writing SIG Write Club @ NarraScope 2026 is the latest iteration of our hyper-popular writing competition.  Previously exclusive to the Game Developers Conference, Write Club now expands to NarraScope, the…

New this year: Join the IGDA Write Club at NarraScope!

Discord stream The Shaman, the Outsider, and the Diet of Worms: Worldbuilding Through Negative Space Stanley Baxton Stanley has a problem with worldbuilding. He has such a problem, he made a whole game about it, and went on to win Best Experimental Game at last year’s NarraScope showcase. In this talk, Stanley will deconstruct the approach he took to worldbuilding in his project Diet of Worms, offer alternatives to putting everything into a public-access wiki, and show how “subtextual” worldbuilding can be used as a narrative tool in itself. DES WRI FAN ACA [worldbuilding, narrative design, lore]

hey gang, i'm doing another talk at @narrascope.org this year. if you like listening to me being annoyed at things that are mostly inconsequential this is a discord stream for you

Narrative-focused studios, you can sponsor Narrascope and receive passes in return for your staff. A worthwhile conference!

Text: The Well-Edited Game: How Professional Editing Elevates Our Medium Jess Haskins, Marissa Koors Editing is an integral part of the creative process in traditional media. But in games, editorial responsibilities are scattered across disciplines or skipped altogether. What do game editors actually do? Are editors only for narrative games? How does editing interact with other aspects of production? What should you consider before working with an editor? We’ll demystify the editorial process and make the case for including editors in every game’s development. We’ll break down the different types of editing, highlight successful interventions from past projects, and share why we believe 2026 is the year of the game editor.

Hey, I'm gonna be speaking at @narrascope.org in Albany in June! I'm delighted to team up with fellow editor Marissa Koors to dig into the hot new trend of having your game edited and how you can get in on the craze. 2026, year of the game editor!

Full schedule: narrascope.org/schedule/

11:15 AM-12:00 NOON (US EASTERN) Room LC20 Going Union Part 2: How Indies Can Hire Top-Tier Talent And Not Break Their Budget Francisco González In the years since my NarraScope 2023 talk, SAG-AFTRA has gone on strike to obtain better protection for voice actors against AI and developed a new version of their contract. I'll explain the new contract, and provide personal experience of the casting, directing, and production process for both my game Rosewater and a work-for-hire project, Foolish Mortals. Working with union actors is within financial reach and less bureaucratically complicated than indie developers might imagine. DES [voiceover, production, indies]

This June! Albany! I’m speaking at @narrascope.org!

An update to my 2023 talk, I’ll be outlining the process of how easy it is for tiny indies to work with SAG-AFTRA voice talent.

Finalists & Winners | Independent Games Festival The Independent Games Festival (IGF) was established in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers.

Congratulations to @meredithgran.com on winning the Excellence in Narrative category at the Independent Games Festival this year!

NarraScope is looking for sponsors for the 2026 conference, taking place this June in Albany, NY! We have options for tables or workshops at the Showcase as well as choices for the broader conference. Interested? Email sponsorship[at]narrascope.org for more info! Looking forward to seeing you there!

"Suck my toes, my darling" - Inkle's book of essays by game writers reveals the secrets behind the worlds we play in Have you ever wondered what game writers think about games, or about how game writers think about games? When a story d…

Are you a game writer or narrative nerd or just interested in how game writers interact with their craft? There's a book about it called The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope and it's out now from Inkle. A neat review with a bunch of info:

NarraScope 2026 | Schedule NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

The NarraScope 2026 schedule is out! Including our keynotes from @sharangbiswas.bsky.social and @meredithgran.com!

Are you traveling to NarraScope? A fresh block of hotel rooms was released recently! Check out our website for a direct link and more info on travel to this year's NarraScope in Albany, NY. narrascope.org/travel/

NarraScope 2026 registration is OPEN for in person and online only memberships narrascope.org/register/

NarraScope 2026 | Blog | Shoutout to cirqueSaw! NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

Do you enjoy discovering the newest, coolest games? Come to NarraScope! And also check out this new blog post about CirqueSaw and their game labRats, which was our Featured Work at NarraScope 2025 and is one of the hottest experimental games of 2026 narrascope.org/blog/post/20...

NarraScope 2026 registration is OPEN for in person and online only memberships narrascope.org/register/

NarraScope registration is opening soon! Get ready and keep your eyes peeled!

The NarraScope 2026 Showcase Shortlist - NarraScope 2026 Showcase community The NarraScope 2026 Showcase Shortlist March 2, 2026 I know, I know - we’ve been moving a bit in silence recently. But, we’re super excited to come to you LIVE with the moment we’ve all been waiting f

The NarraScope Showcase Shortlist was released yesterday. There 12 amazing games here, check them out and try to guess which ones in each category will be chosen by the judges!

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NarraScope has been hosted by MIT (2019), Gather.Town (2022), University of Pittsburgh (2023), the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester NY (2024), Drexel University in Philadelphia (2025), and this year the University at Albany in Albany, NY.

Other interesting NarraScope facts: We skipped 2021 but managed to have a conference in 2020, 2022, and every year since.

NarraScope 2026 | Blog | Looking Back at the Conference NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

Our volunteer Hélène Lupa wrote a blog post about the history of NarraScope! Did you know NarraScope started in 2019? And in 2023 there were NarraScope Pogs? narrascope.org/blog/post/20... .

Strange Play: Expression of Interest Expression of interest for Strange Play: a London Games week side event supported by Games London

Check out Strange Play at London Games Week from Voidspace: Deadline Feb 15. Interest form is here:

cirqueSaw cirqueSaw – cirqueSaw explores the intersection of art and technology, co-founded by partners Nathan Leigh and Nicole Orabona in 2020. They...

cirqueSaw (creators of labRats) has a new remote show! You Have Already Won is an interactive satirical piece where audiences play as the world’s wealthiest elite deciding the future of humanity from the safety of their climate bunkers. Next performance 2/5.

NarraScope 2026 | A Hybrid Conference on Interactive Narrative NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

ALL SUBMISSIONS close end of day tomorrow Saturday January 31st. Submit! And take note: there will be no deadline extensions this year.

Announcing the IFTF x GDC Scholarship Program. We have a small number of passes to distribute amongst our community, so if you are interested, please visit this thread on IntFiction.org for details: intfiction.org/t/iftf-x-gdc...

NarraScope 2026 | Showcase NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

Submit your narrative games to the Showcase! We want your cool games! Deadline Jan 31st. #interactivefiction #narrativegames #NarraScope

NarraScope 2025 - This Game Is Garbage: How Form Can Inspire Play in Diceless TTRPGs YouTube video by Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation

For some inspiration check out this talk from #NarraScope 2025 by @brigittewinter.bsky.social

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NarraScope 2026 | Call for Talks NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

Are you a TTRPG developer? Do you want to submit a talk to #NarraScope 2026? You should! And this year Narrascope isn't on the same day as Free RPG Day!
narrascope.org/talks/

4. You will be notified by March 1st if you have been accepted into #Narrascope 2026.

Good luck, we know you can do it, and we look forward to seeing your talk!

Narrascope 2025 | Celebrating Narrative Games NarraScope 2025 at Drexel University is an event that supports interactive narrative, adventure games, and interactive fiction by bringing together writers, developers, and players.

Some key points:
1. When in doubt describe what excites you about your talk
2. Check the last year or two of conference schedule to see if you’re accidentally repeating a talk topic 2025.narrascope.org/schedule/
3. Submit by Jan 31st! An imperfect proposal is better than no proposal at all.

NarraScope 2026 | Blog | A Guide to Presenting at NarraScope NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

Are you curious what might make a good talk proposal for #NarraScope 2026? Our communications volunteer Hélène Lupa made a blog post about it narrascope.org/blog/post/20...