{"podcast":{"title":"Game Maker's Notebook","slug":"game-maker-s-notebook-410178","podcast_index_feed_id":410178,"rss_url":"https://interactive.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.interactive.org/Interviews/the_game_makers_notebook.asp","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/7/b/8/07b82da6bb2817da27a2322813b393ee/gmn-icon-1400-20240513-2qwv47wecw.jpg","author":"Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences","episode_count":249,"summary":"A game dev podcast featuring in-depth conversations between video game makers on the business and craft of interactive entertainment.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-maker-s-notebook-410178"},"episode":{"title":"Re-release: Bioshock Creator Ken Levine on Judas, Writing and Narrative in Games","slug":"re-release-bioshock-creator-ken-levine-on-judas-writing-and-narrative-in-games","published_at":"2026-05-04T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-maker-s-notebook-410178/re-release-bioshock-creator-ken-levine-on-judas-writing-and-narrative-in-games","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-maker-s-notebook-410178","url":"https://interactive.libsyn.com/re-release-bioshock-creator-ken-levine-on-judas-writing-and-narrative-in-games","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Ken_Levine_GMN_re.mp3?dest-id=590891","summary":"We're on a release break for new episodes, so here's one our past great chats from Oct, 9 2023! Adam Orth chats with Ken Levine , the legendary creator behind the Bioshock series and the upcoming Judas . Together they discuss Ken's journey into game writing; using art as a healthy outlet for processing uncomfortable subjects; dealing with the pressure of following up the first Bioshock game due to its massive success and popularity; how to tackle complex narratives and concepts aimed at general audiences; his thoughts on AI; and how to avoid falling into the trap of arrogance. This episode is sponsored by: Xsolla Episode Host: Adam Orth Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a rating and review . Support the show and get all of our episodes early/ad-free: https://bit.ly/4kU34Lt Follow us: linktr.ee/AIAS Please consider supporting game dev students with: AIAS Foundation","meta_description":"We're on a release break for new episodes, so here's one our past great chats from Oct, 9 2023! Adam Orth chats with Ken Levine , the legendary creator be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5543,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/game-maker-s-notebook-410178/episodes/re-release-bioshock-creator-ken-levine-on-judas-writing-and-narrative-in-games/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-maker-s-notebook-410178/re-release-bioshock-creator-ken-levine-on-judas-writing-and-narrative-in-games.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}