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116. Inside Interior Night: Building Innovative Stories For Mature Audiences

Mar 12, 2024

Interview with Interior Night founders discussing their journey in creating innovative AAA narrative games for a mature audience. Emphasis on female-led game development, unique storytelling experiences, challenges in game development, and diversity in gaming industry leadership.

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Charu Desodt

Caroline Marchal

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Interior Night focuses on creating innovative narrative-driven games for a mature audience, emphasizing relatable characters and deep storytelling.

The journey of starting a female-led game development studio highlights the importance of diverse leadership, resilience, and building a supportive team.

Caro and Charu emphasize the significance of authenticity, confidence, and staying true to one's creative vision in navigating challenges and driving personal and professional growth.

Deep dives

The Evolution of Women in the Gaming Industry

Women in the gaming industry have seen a shift over the years with more encouragement for female ambition and representation. Charu and Caro, from Interionite Studio, share their journey of being pioneers in creating a female-led game development studio. They discuss their extensive experience in the gaming sector, including working on popular games like Singstar and Heavy Rain, highlighting the importance of diverse leadership in building innovative teams and compelling game narratives.

Introduction

2min

Founding a Video Game Studio: Professional Journeys and Entrepreneurial Spirit

6min

Balancing Parenthood and Career in the Gaming Industry

2min

Creating Immersive Storytelling Experiences for a Mature Audience

16min

Navigating Challenges and Innovation in Game Development

12min

Empowering Authenticity and Diversity in Game Industry Leadership

3min

Different teams make different games, for different audiences,

In this episode, we interview the duo Caroline Marchal and Charu Desodt, respectively CEO and Studio Director at Interior Night, to share their journey building an innovative AAA studio from scratch.

Interior Night is an independent game studio formed by Quantic Dream and Sony veterans based in London, dedicated to creating innovative interactive stories for a broad and mature audience. They are the crreators of the original interactive drama As Dusk Falls , a new take on narrative games which received unanimous reviews (9/10 IGN, 9/10 GameSpot, 9/10 Steam).

We cover the evolution of the AAA industry, the growth of representation of women in gaming, the journey of starting a new AAA studio and the significance of having a clear vision and being persistent with it. Caroline had a strong vision of a new kind of AAA narrative games she wanted to make for a mature audience (mothers, non gamers, spouses), and supported by a highly experienced diverse team, she materialized that vision successfully with their first title As Dusk Falls.

01:16 Interior Night Studio: A Female-Led Game Development Studio

02:21 The Journey of the Studio Founders: From Game Designers to Studio Leaders

06:26 The Birth of Interior Night: A Leap of Faith into Entrepreneurship

09:44 The Making of 'As Dust Falls': A Unique Interactive Narrative Experience

18:54 The Impact of 'As Dust Falls' on Players: A New Approach to Gaming

22:01 The Journey of Funding and Building a Game Studio

30:38 Reflections on Leadership and the Future of the Gaming Industry

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116. Inside Interior Night: Building Innovative Stories For Mature Audiences

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Deep dives

The Evolution of Women in the Gaming Industry

Challenges and Triumphs of Entrepreneurship and Motherhood

Innovating Narrative Experiences for a Diverse Audience

Lessons in Game Development and Team Building

Reflecting on Industry Evolution and Personal Growth

Closing Thoughts on Leadership and Authenticity

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The Evolution of Women in the Gaming Industry

Challenges and Triumphs of Entrepreneurship and Motherhood

Innovating Narrative Experiences for a Diverse Audience

Lessons in Game Development and Team Building

Reflecting on Industry Evolution and Personal Growth

Closing Thoughts on Leadership and Authenticity

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