A small gathering of some of my narrative change thinking and creations.
I am currently finishing a non-fiction book on how and why we design for characters loving change in films, TV shows, and games+, as well as implementing the practices in my creative projects. I have intentionally not published much as yet but have instead developed the ideas through ongoing research, alpha & beta readers, conference presentations, my creative projects, and conversations.
| ‘Between Now and Us,’ keynote presentation at the Joint Screenwriting Research Network Conference and Sightlines Festival 2025 – HYPHEN, The University of South Australia.
I gave a keynote on the topic for screenwriters, screenwriting researchers, and doco filmmakers. The positive response validated for me this work. |
‘Finding a Way: Techniques to Avoid Schema Tension in Narrative Design,’ Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association (ToDiGRA), Vol. 3, No. 1. DOI: 10.26503/todigra.v3i1.63.
I wrote this years ago at the beginning of my research into this area. The importance of the topic became clear to me, and I’ve since written a book dedicated to it. |
| “Transmedia Change Campaigns: Entry Point Design,” (remote presentation) Civic Imagination Living Lab, Center for Research and Development, WKU, Kentucky. Organised by Karine Halpern & Sam Ford.
I was called in to give a talk and some live Q&A. I drew on my research and experience with change and cross-media. |
DIYSPY
My improvisational spy storytelling game designed with prochange design. |
| “Narrative Design Methods for a Prochange Culture,” presentation at Innovations in Creative Writing Teaching, Research and Service, 7th Annual Creative Writing Studies Conference Online, Creative Writing Studies Organization. [remote] | Designing for audience transformation
Interview about the limits of the the transformational arc on The Evolving Media Podcast |
| “Dramatic Arc, Oh how you’ve changed!,” (remote presentation) Narrating Futures Symposium, University of Bristol, UK. Organised by Elise Kraatila & Cecilia Thirlway.
I gave this talk remotely to futures researchers in the UK about issues around dramatic design defaults and new directions. |
“Stories We Tell In The Anthropocene: A Different Way to Depict & Facilitate Change,” Guest Lecture, Universität Zürich, Switzerland. Hosted by Christine Lötscher.
I gave this talk in person in to researchers in Switzerland, sharing insights into the relationship between the world, our relationship with change, and narrative design. |
| Bugging Humans
My asymmetrical couch co-op game currently in development, designed with prochange representation & facilitation, prefigurative design, and narrative change. Funded by VicScreen.
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Unmastering the Story of Change, Facilitator, School Revolt!, Anarchist Pedagogies Network [remote]
I ran this remote pedagogy session early on, sharing quick bits of my research. |