Script Lock Brendon Chung & Brie Code
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Oct 2, 2015 
Indie game creator Brendon Chung & former Ubisoft programmer Brie Code discuss narrative systems, cutscenes in games, silent protagonists, procedurally generated stories, open world games without a main quest, and if narrative can be a game mechanic on this entertaining podcast.
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Dynamic Narrative Systems
- Combine written dialogue and emergent gameplay to create dynamic narrative systems.
- Modularize story moments and dialogue to let story emerge through player choices and system authorship.
Games Like Music Genres
- Video games are diversifying like music, with many genres coexisting.
- We must appreciate games as a medium supporting diverse experiences, not a single direction.
Challenges in AI Narrative Systems
- No current game fully realizes AI narrative systems as desired.
- Big studios lack risk appetite; small studios need incremental plans, limiting radical innovation.