Aug 15, 2021
Welcome crime detectives from
all over the world and join Gary Kings and myself onto a journey
through mysteries, game development, writing, trailer making and
Dopesmoker cuts. Gary Kings is a writer and designer of National
Insecurities and created games such as Once Upon a Crime in the
West and 2000:1 A Space Felony.
Time – Topic Discussed:
0:00 - Intro
3:03 - Guest topic: The Hobbit Dopesmoker edit
13:02 - Music choices in 2000:1 A Space Felony
17:20 - Game Jams
26:43 - Calculating people being stuck in games
35:19 - Two great design choices in Gary’s games
37:46 - The third (secret) ending of 2000:1 A Space Felony
42:10 - What makes a good murder mystery?
50:46 - Tropes in murder mystery
53:04 - E3 Trailers
01:02:20 - How does Gary view a trailer
01:04:34 - How Gary makes trailer
01:07:51 - The difficulties with making a trailer
01:10:15 - The process of writing
01:15:57 - Writing with a partner
01:18:19 - Scribbling the narrative structure of a game on a table
01:25:10 - Plugs and Outro
01:27:23 - Gaming’s most famous trailer makers
Things mentioned on the show:
2000:1: A Space Felony by National Insecurities
Once Upon a Crime in the West by National Insecurities
THE HOBBIT: DOPESMOKER EDITION by Gary Kings
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Sergio Leone
Details about the Old Gods Are Dead
Social Media:
Gary Kings
Gary King’s Homepage
National Insecurities on itch.io
National Insecurities on Twitter (@NIPresents)
Gary Kings on Twitter (@GaryJKings)
Gary Kings on Instagram (@garyjkings)
Mohammed Taher on Twitter (@robokick)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry)
Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry)
Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry)
Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone
Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)