From a bold approach to re-thicken the Arctic’s #ice to fewer deaths from poor #air quality and new #breakthroughs in the fight against #cancer 🧊 🌬️ ⚕️– here’s our recap of the best and most importantant constructive news and stories from the past month 👇

Go to bed; tired is stupid.

50 million access electricity in Africa🔌 Southeast Asia moves towards ending malaria🦟 saving Kenya's mangroves🌳 and much more in our new issue👇️

imagining a grizzled hardboiled detective saying this while gripping some guy's lapels at a shady bar

the most stable figure in british politics in the last decade is the man who sets up the lectern the PMs resign from

Working in a british game studio be like

#Solar overtakes coal in US ⚡ Record number of #dams dismantled in Europe 💦 Free #education for every child in Zambia 📕 and much more in our new issue 👇️

This is exactly it for me. If a character is “bad” because their world has made them so, that’s implicitly hopeful; the world can also redeem. But if characters are simply good - and worse, pure - that tells us the world can be divided into deserving and damned, and that‘s the root of fascism

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New Kaleidoscope episode! This week, we talk to narrative powerhouse @annamegill.com (Guild Wars 2, Fable, Control) about drawing narrative from every part of the team. How do we invest in other creatives and integrate ideas without losing the plot? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

Sometimes, bugfixing looks like making banana bread

A pile of worldbuilding does not a story make!! Keep it lean, keep it efficient, keep it essential!! Nothing more!!

I got a LOT of flack on the other site back in the day for saying that worldbuilding is not inherently story. There's something to be said for "just enough" worldbuilding: just enough to build a compelling scaffolding for your plot and characters. If you go too hard, it turns into handcuffs!

#Cleanenergy deal for Africa ⚡ Global #battery capacity skyrockets 🔋 New #study repairs nerve damage in MS ❤️‍🩹 and much more in our new issue 👇️

the fuck it will

networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online

Back from a few days in the States. Obtained a new owl, saw some great art and dino skeletons, did a talk to fellow design pros and didn't die. Also had a coffee with an ADORABLE little dragon drawn on it!

It’s so important to engage with other art forms as a game dev. This is a medium heavily influenced by ones older than it, for better and for worse. A lot of your favorite horror games have roots in amazing movies. And read! Please read! There are folks who think that this isn’t relevant. It is!

Radical acceptance of the possibility of it being terrible. At least when it's out there, you can see how to make it less terrible!

Seoul strengthens #communication rights 📡 France drops reliance on US #tech 👩‍💻 #reforestation corridors 🌳 and much more in our new issue 👇️

I think I'll be brave and throw my hat into the ring as a speaker this year! Vague talk thoughts: 'Your game needs fewer words'

The art of game design: the spark of creation, to find play between the confines of rules and the expression of agency, to marry the beauty of systems and aesthetic expression, The discipline of game design: fucking finish the thing

Happy 20 years of Neil banging out the tunes 🐀🎶🎉

'How do you learn to write?' You have to do the grunt work.

Miss something? We’ve got you covered. We’re rounding up the bold ideas, bright breakthroughs and practical progress that moved the needle. The week’s worth of stories, tied up with a bow — no doomscrolling required.

Had a birthday, got a truly fabulous book haul (attached), joined the late diagnosed ADHD women club, dog died IT'S BEEN A FUCKING WEEK MY DUDES

Gang, I made it to 30. What level up bonuses am I unlocking

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

The year is 2026. Researchers at The Museum of English Rural Life have pushed rural heritage to the brink. They asked: what would happen if we got some toy rats and dressed them in beautiful, handmade clothes inspired by heritage crafts?

Me, when people ask about my next project:

Game Narrative Kaleidscope Podcast #3 - Mary Kenney (@marykgames.com) ND and senior writer on Spiderman: Miles Morales and Marvel: Wolverine talks to us about the long shadow of online harassment, creative sparking, and writing from a place of love. www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

A huge #dome in the UK grows produce using a landfill's #methane gases 🫑 In #Germany, a #tax on #single-use containers is proving a successful model for reducing city waste 🫙 A #right-to-review rule in England is changing the culture of the #NHS and saving lives ⚕️ and much more in our new issue 👇

PSA: a lot of people asked for an ebook edition — and we’ve been able to put one together! And with hyperlinks, of course.

Philip Pullman said that anything that a child might encounter in their childhood is appropriate material for a children's story.

happy international women's day annual reminder that the autistic women on your dev team are probably doing a lot of extra masking to compensate for the socially-acceptable lack of masking from the autistic men on your dev team yes, they're mad about it

being a writer in the games industry means this list is just like 🫵🏻 i know them 🫵🏻 i know them 🫵🏻 i know them

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday! Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced. … AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

I have an essay in this collection! Sign up to hear when it's out 👇

The first proof of the dust jacket / hardback version of The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope has arrived! It is a thing of beauty! @jon.inkle.co

Novel draft list: - high fantasy white whale trilogy that will kill me - furious feminist trilogy about my specific experience of Being Woman that'll get me cancelled - stuff i should discuss with my therapist first - sci fi romance robot monster fucker one shot None of this will make me any money