The Burden of Proof: Narrative Deduction Mechanics for Detective Games

In this GDC 2022 session, inkle’s Jon Ingold outlines how Overboard!'s deduction system works, and show how it tackles the problem of proving specific feedback without removing the need for player creativity, and he'll demonstrate how the approach could be applied to more right-way-up detective stories. Head to GDC Vault (http://www.gdcvault.com) for the latest video-on-demand sessions from GDC 2022—with several GDC videos available to watch for free! Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe Follow GDC on Twitter:   / official_gdc   GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.