<description>&lt;p&gt;We're joined by Jon Ingold, co-founder of Inkle Studios (80 Days, Heaven's Vault) to discuss A Highland Song - a wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands. We chat about creating narrative-driven games without a critical path, allowing players to fail forward, and the origins of Inkle's beloved narrative scripting language, ink.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/joningold.bsky.social"&gt;Jon Ingold&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.inklestudios.com/a-highland-song/"&gt;A Highland Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.inklestudios.com"&gt;Inkle Studios&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/"&gt;ink&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/WAG_QoNY4_4vOQ"&gt;The Forever Labyrinth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Dangerous"&gt;Rick Dangerous&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Superstars"&gt;TV Superstars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inform"&gt;Inform&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-user_dungeon"&gt;MUDs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/E-mFJH6wOsw?si=of846DQdBu5ttlWN"&gt;Uncharted 3's horse-riding section&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

134: Striving for Imperfection with Jon Ingold (A Highland Song)

FEB 24, 202495 MIN
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

134: Striving for Imperfection with Jon Ingold (A Highland Song)

FEB 24, 202495 MIN

Description

We're joined by Jon Ingold, co-founder of Inkle Studios (80 Days, Heaven's Vault) to discuss A Highland Song - a wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands. We chat about creating narrative-driven games without a critical path, allowing players to fail forward, and the origins of Inkle's beloved narrative scripting language, ink.

Show Notes:

Jon Ingold

A Highland Song

Inkle Studios

ink

The Forever Labyrinth

Rick Dangerous

TV Superstars

Inform

MUDs

Uncharted 3's horse-riding section