The Narrative Games Convention
AdventureX Returns! AdventureX will return on Sat 10th and Sun 11th November 2018. The UK’s only convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming will be back in London for a weekend dedicated to interactive fiction; exploration games; visual novels and more. This June/July, we are running a Kickstarter Campaign to raise funds for the event. Kickstarter For […]
Accessibility is important to us at AdventureX, we want to make sure that as many people as possible can enjoy the conference. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Weather Factory, we can confirm that the conference will have BSL Interpreters to sign during the talks at AdventureX. This is the first time we’ve had BSL […]
Tickets are now on sale for AdventureX 2018. They are available as weekend passes ( both days), or single day tickets for either the Saturday or Sunday. Please make sure you get the right one! You’ll need a ticket to get into the event, and quantities are limited. The prices are as follows: Standard Weekend […]
In this talk from AdventureX 2017 Ian Thomas of Talespinners talks us through the methods we can employ to tell stories without words.
In this talk from 2017 game designer Jess Haskins talks about the politics of creating a game world. If you don’t create with a clearly articulated perspective in mind, your work is likely to reinforce a host of tropes and implicit assumptions you hadn’t even considered. Especially when you set out to build an entire world
Rebecca Harwick (StarWars: The Old Republic, The Elder Scrolls Online) leads us through the process of creating a great video game protagonist. Using her extensive industry experience she guides us through the choices we make when creating characters.
In this chat from 2017, we boot up the FMV fireplace and sat developer Laney Berry down with voice actor Doug Cockle to talk about acting, and Doug’s career including his role as Geralt in the Witcher Series, all while our papercraft Geralt looks on.
In this talk from AdventureX 2017 Chris Payne co-founder of Quantum Soup guides us through the use of cameras, how they are used in film and how this compares to games.
In this talk from AdventureX 2017 Lottie Bevan gives a masterclass on producing narrative games, using examples from her time Failbetter games the talk looks at aligning creativity with commercial reality. Lottie has since gone on to co-found Weather Factory who have just launched the excellent Cultist Simulator.
New Venue for 2018 We are delighted to announce that AdventureX will return to London on November 10th & 11th 2018. This year, we are excited to be running AdventureX in partnership with the British Library as part of International Games Week. Our new venue will be the British Library Knowledge Centre, a more accessible […]