Exciting news!

We welcome Jake Forbes, Creative Director at Star Stable Entertainment back to Friday Stories as our second speaker of the season!

"There is no doubt that games can tell a powerful story, whether by modeling after Hollywood in a blockbuster action game or by creating intimate experiences that hinge on choice. But game devs are also finding ever more ways to let players tinker with the building blocks of narrative to leave a mark on the things they play. From Fortnite skins to Kratos selfies to K/DA concerts, playing lose with lore in favor of a more toylike relationship to the narrative is becoming mainstream. Beyond the FunkoPopification of everything, a more fandom-friendly approach to game creation can also be a powerful tool for creativity and authentic expression when IP is used for their memetic, rather than collectible, qualities."

No Q&A-tickets this time, we will do a zoom-meeting :)

A little bit more about the Speaker:

Jake Forbes works at Star Stable Entertainment as Creative Director on an unannounced game project, and previously as Narrative Director on the Star Stable franchise. During his 15 years in the game industry, he has worked as a writer, designer, and producer on an eclectic mix of social, mobile, MMO, and narrative projects. Prior to games, he was a leader in manga localization, helping comics from Japan go from a tiny niche to the cornerstone of graphic novel sales in the US. He lives in Stockholm and enjoys getting lost on trails while listening to audiobooks and podcasts when he isn't at home playing with family and cats playing too many video games.

Friday Stories

👉 What’s in it for me? Get inspired by interesting talks from industry people. Network and meet both local and national game devs and others from the games and experience industry.

👉 What is it? A unique talk +Q&A session series. For five Fridays during this fall you’re welcome to join and get insights from industry thought leaders, people with ideas and experience from working with them.

👉 Why? Our goal is to inspire students and game developers to make games by introducing them to industry professionals. A knowledge and skills transfer where game industry professionals host workshops on both narrative and inclusive game design. This is a collaboration between The Great Journey and Futuregames together with the industry to bring lectures and workshops around meaningful topics like diversity and inclusive game design.