Nov 2, 2020
Ed McRae, Writer & Narrative Designer (long)
A rollicking conversation with https://www.edmcrae.com/ (Ed McRae), kiwi LitRPG author, narrative designer and narrative paramedic for the video games industry. Ed's been a screenwriter and story designer for over 13 years, and was lead writer on the hit online RPG Path of Exile.
Covered:
Personal creative journeys & inspirations
Why we're each excited about the future of NZ horror
Move over the old guard - what's coming next in storymaking
Mentioned:
https://thunderlotusgames.com/spiritfarer/ (Spiritfarer), a cozy management game about dying.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6763664/ (The Haunting of Hill House) on Netflix, a ghost story.
https://www.youdontreadcomics.com/articles/2019/12/1/lets-talk-about-the-invisibles (The Invisibles) by Grant Morrison, a 90s comic about a secret organisation battling against physical and psychic oppression using time travel, magic, meditation, and physical violence.
https://stephenking.com/works/novel/needful-things.html (Needful Things) by Stephen King, about a monster that brings out what’s monstrous in everyday people.
Producer for this podcast is Kearin Armstrong.