You’re in the right place! I’m Daan, also known as Turbo Hermit. I stepped away from a full-time technical job in games to find out more about narrative design with you instead. I create game design and storytelling resources for game makers of all disciplines and experiences. Together, we’ll be exploring concepts like:
- Interactive Fiction
- Systemic Design
- Branching & Procedural Narrative
- Other complicated-sounding terms that will be soon as clear as day.
All content here is beginner-friendly, but for experienced game makers: don’t worry! You’re likely to pick up some useful tips and tricks as well. Looking for a specific subject to level up? Try the search button in the header. Otherwise, you can start reading the latest posts down here.
Latest Blog Posts
It’s About Dice, It’s About Power
Read Now!: It’s About Dice, It’s About PowerI’ve been playing tabletop roleplaying games for a little over a decade now. They’ve phased in and out of my life, but for the past two years, I’ve been pretty consistently playing and running campaigns. Naturally, this affects the way I think about games.
A Vow of Non-Violence
Read Now!: A Vow of Non-ViolenceThis week we’ll be exploring some narrative design issues I’ve found and solved for Clysmoids. We’ll be touching on how to decenter violence from games, the dissonance between tone and gameplay, and how to make things click.
Betting on Hyperfixation
Read Now!: Betting on HyperfixationIt’s the 20th edition of this newsletter, isn’t that crazy? For the past week, I was obsessed with map making. It has not been great for productivity and the plans I made regarding all the other projects I was working on. So I want to talk about how I use hyperfixation as a tool and what the drawbacks are.
My First Love: Tiny Worlds
Read Now!: My First Love: Tiny WorldsSpring is approaching and that means love is in the air. For this week’s edition, I will share my first love of making games. Before I was a narrative designer, before I was a technical artist, before I was a Unity developer and before I was a game artist; I was a level designer at heart. Sort of… let’s get into it!
