July 29, 2019
In December 2018, Netflix released Bandersnatch, a choose-your-path style episode of their Black Mirror series. This episode is effectively movie-length (its runtime depends on the path you take but it can easily run 90 minutes), so I will refer to it as a ‘movie’. And a ‘choose-your-own-movie’ is something many of us have dreamt of for […]
July 2, 2019
This book is a collection of personal essays written by women who have had careers as game developers. Among their stories you’ll find advice for your own career, a bit of history, and you’ll learn about a whole lot of creators you’ll wish you had known about already.
June 22, 2019
4th Wall games visited the MIT campus for NarraScope 2019. We learned a whole lot and Mark gave a talk about our upcoming multiplayer interactive fiction game and the authoring tool he’s been making. Also, we played some games on really old computers.
April 7, 2019
September 9, 2018
Hello all. We at 4th Wall Games have recently been quiet on the update front thanks to a whirlwind of summer activity. Part of that activity has included preparing for my new position this fall. I have finished my second week as the new Visiting Assistant Professor of Video Game Development at St. Edward’s University. […]
May 20, 2018
We are going to take a short break from blogging about video game development to talk about something different, but still related to one of our favorite topics: storytelling. Jeremy and Mark are going to discuss the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Avengers: Infinity War. SPOILER ALERT: This article contains many spoilers […]