Ask Jamie Patton About...Overboard! & Expelled!

About this episode

Matt Latham interviews developer Jamie Patton about the interactive games Overboard! and Expelled!, discussing their narrative styles and improvements.

Two games today - Inkle's Overboard! and Expelled! are talked about by Matt and developer Jamie Patton. They dip into the style of interactive stories both games bring and just how much depth there is in the two of them and how they manage to improve on the format from Overboard! to Expelled! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Jamie Patton⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Latham

Guest: Jamie Patton

Topics covered

• interactive stories
• game development
• game design
• narrative depth
• Inkle games

Keywords

• Overboard!
• Expelled!
• interactive stories
• game design
• Inkle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Film Stories

Products: Overboard!, Expelled!

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