In this episode of Storyline Sessions, Eric R. Burgess talks about an array of topics. We covered game design and its connection to other aspects of life, his upcoming books (actually 3, not 2 as stated in the intro), using his creative work and degree in writing for software products, use of AI in writing, its implications on the future of art, as well as Disney’s approach to entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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00:00 – Start<\/p>\n
00:56 – Conversation start<\/p>\n
01:25 – About the importance of board games and Eric’s upcoming book Optional Rules<\/p>\n
05:10 – Rewriting and the second book<\/p>\n
06:17 – Working with an editor – the big picture edit<\/p>\n
07:14 – Research about decisions <\/p>\n
09:02 – The connection between life, business and board games<\/p>\n
11:12 – Dealing with shorter attention spans<\/p>\n
12:50 – The evolution of games<\/p>\n
16:10 – Gamification – applying games to other things<\/p>\n
19:40 – Minecraft is life-ification of games<\/p>\n
20:32 – Changing expectations from games<\/p>\n
23:17 – Collaborative storytelling<\/p>\n
26:15 – Impact of stories<\/p>\n
26:44 – Hopes for AI tools<\/p>\n
27:01 – How Eric uses AI in his writing<\/p>\n
31:00 – Bulletin board system and digital relationships<\/p>\n
33:06 – First draft of Eric’s BBS novel<\/p>\n
34:04 – Online communities<\/p>\n
38:02 – Eric’s writing process<\/p>\n
43:54 – About love<\/p>\n
45:14 – Creativity vs Structure <\/p>\n
48:22 – Structure tips from James D. Houston<\/p>\n
50:29 – Transferrable writing skills<\/p>\n
54:27 – „Piffles“ on Medium<\/p>\n
56:18 – Working with (creative) constraints<\/p>\n
1:00:32 – On Stephen King<\/p>\n
1:02:42 – AI helping writers and AI getting worse<\/p>\n
1:04:25 – Protecting authors from AI and industry standards<\/p>\n
1:14:10 – Opportunities for creators<\/p>\n
1:15:45 – Writing for Disney<\/p>\n
1:20:03 – Disney’s approach to quality<\/p>\n
1:22:42 – Inspiration for his magnum opus game<\/p>\n
1:26:17 – Keeping focus on priorities<\/p>\n
1:29:54 – Outro<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
You can find Eric at https:\/\/twitter.com\/erburgess<\/a> and https:\/\/medium.com\/@erburgess_AI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Riverside.fm<\/a> affiliate link (I receive a recurring commission with no additional cost to you): https:\/\/www.riverside.fm\/?via=marko<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n