As video Sports industry has to face massive trimming, taking tale jobs Biggest hitIndustry job cuts have been cut over the years – more than 30,000 roles were abolished in 2023 and 2024 – unevenly affected narrative designers, creative professionals who crafts the story elements and give a title .
Even the director of the game Accepted, Carrie Patel- A successful writer and story developer with experience of over a decade in Game Studio Obesidian entertainment-Fales Lucky She was able to start her career years ago. She cannot try to break into the industry under today's terms.
“It seems difficult and difficult to find just a way,” says Patel. “I heard that the colleagues at work within the last three or five years have essentially said the same thing.”
Patel has been with the Osidian since 2013, when he first started as a story designer Pillars of EternityA role in a role Released in 2015It was the story in the sequel of 2018, Pillar of eternity II: DeadfireAnd went to work on the story design for 2019 Outer world,
AcceptedA first-person fantasy RPG set as acclaim of the obesidians in the same universe Pillars of Eternity The series, today is available through Early Access on Windows PC and Xbox Series X. The official launch of the game is Tuesday, February 18.
Patel is excited to launch a title with a rich, immersive story – especially the talent required to create such a game becomes more rare in the industry. “I think RPG, especially the way we make, give players a chance to show that they are excited about the games that are deep, nuances and respecting their time,” she says .
It has been reluctant to rely on artificial intelligence. Patel says, “Good game stories are being written by good story designers.” The use of AI in the studio has increased over the years; A survey of industry workers Published earlier this year Told that 52 percent of the respondents said that they worked in companies using generic AI to develop sports.
Despite corporate interest in technology, however, sports manufacturers are less positive about AI in the past years. “I don't think any technology is going to change human creativity,” says Patel. “I think our games make our games special, and our dialogues and characters special, the things I have not seen any AI replica.” Other developers are definitely trying. Last March, Ubisoft shows Condensed generous AI prototype This allows players to be voice-chewed with a non-Khiladi character.
Patel is encouraged by reception for sports with complex stories Baldur's Gate 3Which speaks to be “these thoughtful, sometimes an audience for complex games”.
“Our goal is never the longest game, in which you are going to spend hundreds of hours,” says Patel. “Our goal has always been to make a very good game that gives you an adventure that you think you are at the center of this immersive new world.”
While Patel says that the culture of every team will be slightly different, depending on who is, strong leadership is important. It is important that “being enough decisive to move towards the project to be completed, to give clarity to people what they are doing.” It still means what is working, or not open to the response. “You want a team to be a creature that is always improving,” she says.
Less effective: Approach like CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg, who recently said that companies need more “Masculine energyIn his workplace. As tech companies withdraw their programs supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and politicians aim at policies that aid the marginalized communities, opposite Patel's leadership and attitude to “masculine energy”.