I'm currently in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the SAGAs narrative game design workshop, where I've held a lecture on narrative game design. I'm flying back to Norway later this afternoon, and hopefully that will be the end of all the travelling - at least until March 4th, when I'm off to Tokyo.

It's been ages since I was last in Germany - maybe as much as twelve years - but unfortunately I haven't had time to see much of it this time around. The view from train and taxi windows, the interiors of restaurants and the conference centre, and my hotel room...that's about it.

The lecture went surprisingly well, considering I don't do this sort of thing very often (it's only my second attempt; the first was a few years ago at the European GDC: Edge magazine called that one "disappointing", which was nice), and an active and intelligent audience helped considerably. It's so much easier when people challenge you and ask you Interesting Questions. My talk lasted an amazing six hours, not including breaks, lunch, and a Q&A session with Ernest Adams, who's heading up the workshop.  ¶ 11:33