Signposted #21

Featuring How to get players to READ your dialogue & a tool for beating creative block

Author

Scott Fine
June 9th, 2025

Currently wishing I was playing Mario Kart World

Hey Designer,

Welcome back to issue #21 of Signposted!

In this week’s issue I have two resources for your consideration.

The main course is an article helpful in equipping me with strategies to get players to actually READ in game dialogue. (One of the greatest challenges for Narrative Designers) Honestly I think a lot of these strategies expand to anything text based within games designers make.

The Big Skip: let’s talk about dialogues in games

How much is the narrative a requirement in your game? This can vary, and getting players to read your story can be an uphill battle.

And a bonus exercise this week covers a printable deck of cards with questions to help you get past creative block.

Oblique Strategies for Game Design

A Creative Detonator for Stuck Designers

And that’s it for Issue 21!

Thanks for reading and I’ll see you next week!

-Scott

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