Clowning Around: On the Principles of Clowning
(funnyhow.substack.com)
The most basic technique of the clown is to create and maintain rapport.
The most basic technique of the clown is to create and maintain rapport.
Show HN: I built an app to generate story relationships using Mermaidjs
(github.com/herol3oy)
Austen is an AI-powered Angular application initialized with Analogjs to generate story relationships between book characters using Mermaidjs diagrams.
Austen is an AI-powered Angular application initialized with Analogjs to generate story relationships between book characters using Mermaidjs diagrams.
Blue Prince is a roguelike puzzle masterpiece
(mssv.net)
Blue Prince is a startlingly original puzzle game that marries compulsive roguelike mechanics with exceptional art and storytelling at an incredible scale.
Blue Prince is a startlingly original puzzle game that marries compulsive roguelike mechanics with exceptional art and storytelling at an incredible scale.
Message stuck in Kafka queue for months delivered, writes bestselling novel
(nareal.substack.com)
“In late May, I was sent across the ocean through an undersea cable to be delivered from the USA to India. It’s not like my life has much meaning, I exist as a bunch of bits, electronically defined and crafted, but physically, just a jitter of electric impulses. My developers certainly reminded me of that”
“In late May, I was sent across the ocean through an undersea cable to be delivered from the USA to India. It’s not like my life has much meaning, I exist as a bunch of bits, electronically defined and crafted, but physically, just a jitter of electric impulses. My developers certainly reminded me of that”
People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI, study says otherwise
(theconversation.com)
People say they prefer a short story written by a human over one composed by artificial intelligence, yet most still invest the same amount of time and money reading both stories regardless of whether it is labeled as AI-generated.
People say they prefer a short story written by a human over one composed by artificial intelligence, yet most still invest the same amount of time and money reading both stories regardless of whether it is labeled as AI-generated.
Narrative and the Structure of Art (2023)
(medium.com)
We are used to thinking of writing as having a narrative.
We are used to thinking of writing as having a narrative.
Keep Driving's perfectly annoying hitchhikers are a game-design master class
(polygon.com)
This road-trip sim is a great storytelling system about a joyfully wasted youth
This road-trip sim is a great storytelling system about a joyfully wasted youth
A luminous, brave, and unputdownable article about blurbs
(countercraft.substack.com)
Blurbs. Can’t live with them, can’t live a luminous tour-de-force life of tender-hearted lyricism and soul-nourishing honesty without them.
Blurbs. Can’t live with them, can’t live a luminous tour-de-force life of tender-hearted lyricism and soul-nourishing honesty without them.
How to Prepare Your Next RPG Campaign Instantly
(rpgtabletops.com)
ANNOUNCING... A SECRET MESSAGE TO ALL GAME MASTERS...
ANNOUNCING... A SECRET MESSAGE TO ALL GAME MASTERS...
The Door Problem (2014)
(lizengland.com)
"So what does a game designer do? Are you an artist? Do you design characters and write the story? Or no, wait, you’re a programmer?"
"So what does a game designer do? Are you an artist? Do you design characters and write the story? Or no, wait, you’re a programmer?"
SCQA: What is it, how does it work, and how can it help me?
(analytic-storytelling.com)
SCQA is a framework for structuring information. Using this framework, you can structure your message in a clear, attractive and narrative way. The SCQA framework is used in business, policy and science, among others.
SCQA is a framework for structuring information. Using this framework, you can structure your message in a clear, attractive and narrative way. The SCQA framework is used in business, policy and science, among others.
Stories I Refuse to Believe
(tedunangst.com)
The internet is filled with stories that purport to teach us a valuable lesson or something about how the world works, and they’re really important because they really happened.
The internet is filled with stories that purport to teach us a valuable lesson or something about how the world works, and they’re really important because they really happened.
Browser Adaptation
(bradwoods.io)
Stories are often adapted from their original medium to a different one. An example of this is J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, which began as a trilogy of books before being adapted to films by Peter Jackson. Due to its constant evolution, the web browser has emerged as a new medium for storytelling. This note explores the opportunity the browser offers.
Stories are often adapted from their original medium to a different one. An example of this is J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, which began as a trilogy of books before being adapted to films by Peter Jackson. Due to its constant evolution, the web browser has emerged as a new medium for storytelling. This note explores the opportunity the browser offers.
The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant
(nickbostrom.com)
Once upon a time, the planet was tyrannized by a giant dragon.
Once upon a time, the planet was tyrannized by a giant dragon.
The Christmas story of one tube station's 'Mind the Gap' voice (2019)
(theguardian.com)
If you happen to find yourself at Embankment station on the London Underground, pay particular attention to the tannoy: the station’s “Mind the Gap” announcement is pronounced in rich, theatrical tones, a voice you won’t hear elsewhere on the network.
If you happen to find yourself at Embankment station on the London Underground, pay particular attention to the tannoy: the station’s “Mind the Gap” announcement is pronounced in rich, theatrical tones, a voice you won’t hear elsewhere on the network.
"Founder Mode" and the Art of Mythmaking
(charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Founder Mode and the Art of Mythmaking
(charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Eyes Wide Shut: Hidden in plain sight
(boydrinksink.com)
Eyes Wide Shut, more than any other movie, gave rise to my interest in cinema as a compelling storytelling medium.
Eyes Wide Shut, more than any other movie, gave rise to my interest in cinema as a compelling storytelling medium.
How to Tell Great Stories
(julian.com)
Is it possible to turn anyone into a storyteller as good as Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Is it possible to turn anyone into a storyteller as good as Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Story Structure 101: Super Basic Shit
(fandom.com)
Storytelling comes naturally to humans, but since we live in an unnatural world, we sometimes need a little help doing what we'd naturally do.
Storytelling comes naturally to humans, but since we live in an unnatural world, we sometimes need a little help doing what we'd naturally do.
When machine learning tells the wrong story
(jackcook.com)
In June 2022, three short weeks after my college graduation, I presented at ISCA, my first serious research conference.
In June 2022, three short weeks after my college graduation, I presented at ISCA, my first serious research conference.
When you ask ChatGPT "Tell me a story" it's always is about a girl named Elara
(reddit.com)
I’m a high school English teacher. I have two major annoyances when it comes to kids doing work.
I’m a high school English teacher. I have two major annoyances when it comes to kids doing work.
Space Adventure Laika
(philome.la)
You run down the alley. You seem to be having more trouble now avoiding the garbage. You don't feel well. Maybe that fall dazed you.
You run down the alley. You seem to be having more trouble now avoiding the garbage. You don't feel well. Maybe that fall dazed you.
The Therapist in the Machine
(thebaffler.com)
Broken Bear has purple and tan fur, a placid smile, and patched up circles on his belly: one, he tells me, covers a scar from a broken heart.
Broken Bear has purple and tan fur, a placid smile, and patched up circles on his belly: one, he tells me, covers a scar from a broken heart.
The Script Creator
(aeon.co)
In July 2019, I visited Siang Sawn, a small village in Chin State, western Myanmar.
In July 2019, I visited Siang Sawn, a small village in Chin State, western Myanmar.
Life is not a story
(psyche.co)
Narratives are everywhere, and the need to construct and share them is almost inescapable. ‘A man is always a teller of tales,’ wrote Jean-Paul Sartre in his novel Nausea (1938), ‘he lives surrounded by his stories and the stories of others, he sees everything that happens to him through them; and he tries to live his own life as if he were telling a story.’
Narratives are everywhere, and the need to construct and share them is almost inescapable. ‘A man is always a teller of tales,’ wrote Jean-Paul Sartre in his novel Nausea (1938), ‘he lives surrounded by his stories and the stories of others, he sees everything that happens to him through them; and he tries to live his own life as if he were telling a story.’
All possible plots by major authors (2020)
(the-fence.com)
We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?
We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?
Stay in the Gap
(everythingchanges.us)
WHEN THE SAME TOPIC comes up in three sessions in the same day, I take note. In this case, it was Ira Glass’ famous “taste gap” story. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s short and worth a watch. But the gist of it is that when you start some new creative practice, you very quickly confront a gap between your taste and your ability.
WHEN THE SAME TOPIC comes up in three sessions in the same day, I take note. In this case, it was Ira Glass’ famous “taste gap” story. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s short and worth a watch. But the gist of it is that when you start some new creative practice, you very quickly confront a gap between your taste and your ability.