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Talking to the network leaders about their experience is one of the best ways to learn fast and first-hand. Super excited to know more about world building from Andrew Walsh himself. 🐲 Better start prepping my questions in advance. P.S. I encourage you to join the discord and the community, there are more talks and lectures to come for sure 😉 #narrativedesign

Thrilled to share that I’ve just started an internship as a Narrative Designer at EarReality! 🐲 🐲 I’ve dabbled in quite a few professions and industries over the years, like a career buffet, but everything kept circling back to one thing: storytelling. Honestly, I think I always knew where I was headed, but for reasons known only to Past Me, I kept postponing the obvious. That is, until I moved to Europe. No more detours! 🚀 My MA in Serial Storytelling is almost wrapped up, and it’s finally time to dive headfirst into the narrative design world. As both a writer and a LARPer, I’ve always been fascinated by emotional, immersive stories, ones people can live through in a safe space. Interactive novels tick that box beautifully, so I’m beyond excited to start crafting them and inch closer to my ultimate goal: making stories that actually leave a mark. It's only day two, but the internship already feels like a good fit. Shoutout to Christian Mahnke 🎧🎮 for the perfectly clear (and enjoyable) manuals. Also: audio interactive storytelling? Totally new terrain for me, and honestly, very cool. Especially the voice-command gameplay, this is the next level of immersion. Ever tried this kind of game? Or used audio storytelling in a different field? #EarReality #TWIST #marketing #storytelling #games #gaming #gamesindustry #interactive #fiction #fictionwriting #writer #audiobooks #audio #RPGs

🫠 A lot of gamers just can’t get into interactive stories. Why? Because the mechanics rarely change, the pacing drags, and it can take forever to get to a decision point. Several of my friends gave up on visual novels after 30 minutes of clicking through what felt like a polite but endless small talk loop. And honestly, I get it. Even when the story is good, it can still feel like a slow crawl through a swamp of repetition. But here’s the twist: interactive audio stories might just be the cure. I played Terror at High Noon over the weekend, a horror audio game written by Katherine Priest, and wow, did it grab me fast. It’s still an interactive story, but this one doesn’t wait around to get interesting. You’re making meaningful choices within minutes, with hints dropped early that actually help you survive later (you know, minor details). It’s about 20 minutes long: short enough to keep even the most impatient player engaged, and the immersion is wild. The voice acting and creepy sound design seriously level up the storytelling. You don’t just play the character. You are the character. P.S. If you're into The Last of Us, this one might hit the same nerve. You can find it on the TWIST Tales website or app: go on, you know you're curious. And a big shoutout to EarReality for pulling me into the world of interactive audio stories. I’ve officially got the bug now and can’t wait to explore more. 🙂  #EarReality #TWIST #marketing #storytelling #games #gaming #gamesindustry #interactive #fiction #fictionwriting #writer #audiobooks #audio #RPGs