EPisodes: Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age

30: The importance of relationships for nurturing creativity and expression

November 09, 2020 Jimmy Bowens and Edwin McRae Season 3 Episode 12
EPisodes: Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
30: The importance of relationships for nurturing creativity and expression
Show Notes

Jimmy chats to Edwin McRae, LitRPG author, narrative designer and narrative paramedic for the video games industry. Edwin has been a screenwriter and story designer for over 13 years now. After four years of writing for television, he started with Grinding Gear Games in 2010 and became lead writer on the creative team that took their online RPG, Path of Exile, from 80,000 players to 20 million players. Together, Jimmy and Edwin discuss how to nurture creativity and expression in students, communicating and maintaining relationships online, and what it means to be a narrative designer.