Stav Hinenzon - A Messy Approach to Dynamic Narrative in Sunshine Shuffle

An overview of the dialogue system in narrative poker game Sunshine Shuffle, covering both how the system is structured and a bit of its development history. The talk will discuss how the game's tech was built to support its dynamic structure, while also talking about the assumptions made at the start of development, and how those assumptions were challenged over the course of the game's production.