How to (and How Not to) Write and Make Interactive Story Games — Insights and Jokes

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Presentation discusses writing and building interactive story-driven games, sharing concrete dos and don’ts for narrative and game design. It covers practical insights and amusing examples from the speaker’s experience as a narrative/game designer (Mila Mishchenko, HolyWater), focusing on how to implement interactive story mechanics and common pitfalls.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:00Interactive stories
3. 5:04Audience differences
4. 14:42Monetization structure
5. 23:07Paid vs free choices
6. 33:26Writing dialogues
7. 41:13Adult content writing
8. 46:10Legal and age limits
9. 47:18Q&A

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