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May 1, 2026
May 1, 2026
Most storytelling right now isn’t broken. It’s worse than that. It’s safe. Polished. Competent. Well-structured. And completely forgettable. We’ve built incredible tools. Real-time engines. AI pipelines. […]
January 21, 2026
January 21, 2026
Right now, the timeline doesn’t just move quickly. It thinks back. It adapts. It anticipates. It generates. And it does all of that at a tempo […]
March 6, 2025
March 6, 2025
The future of storytelling is here. SiD, the groundbreaking AI-powered writing companion, is now open for early access signup—and this is your chance to be among […]
February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024
For me that’s a long time ago! I remember climbing up into a car we used to have, a Morris Minor, but I must have been […]
April 17, 2023
April 17, 2023
The Modern Audience Conference 2023 is happening on the 26th April 2023. – featuring creators from games, theatre and movie studio blockbusters. Sam Barlow – […]
May 2, 2022
May 2, 2022
Happy to be posting that I’ll be talking at the Digital Dragons games conference in Poland this month. My talk: Beyond Fortnite and Among Us – […]
December 11, 2021
December 11, 2021
Modern Audience Conference – Interactive Storytelling in 2022 If you really want to know about the current state of play in interactive storytelling then there’s a […]
September 2, 2021
September 2, 2021
I’ll be speaking at Pocket Gamer Connects about Secret Story Network on 30th September. Running Immersive Live Role Player Storygames Using Just 3 Rules & A […]
July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021
I’m part of a conference panel about immersive and interactive storytelling this Friday 30th July 2021 at 1700 uk time at Voice Con Live. The panel […]
April 29, 2021
April 29, 2021
I’m giving a talk at the Beyond Games conference on Wednesday 12th May 2021 at 11.20am. It looks like it’s going to be a great event, […]










