I write about stories and how they shape the world around us
My experience with “Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey”. It can be an epic journey, much more than a “sim monkey”.
Read More “Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey” is a game with a great story to tell: our ownSome thoughts I wrote down while preparing a stand-up routine about summer in Czechia. Hope you have fun. And remember, they are just jokes!
Read More How to survive summer in CzechiaMy experience with the videogame “Detroit: Become Human” and six reasons why I think it’s so impressive.
Read More “Detroit: Become Human”, digital storytelling at its finestI revisited “The Silence of the Lambs” to analyze its mythic structure through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth. Clarice Starling needs to combine the powers of two very different mentors to complete her Journey and claim her Reward. Read to find out more.
Read More “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991): a dangerous game of shapeshifters and shadowsSome of the most significant gangster film and tv – and what I think is their effect on popular culture. Storytelling is a big power, and with big power comes big responsibility.
Read More Godfather, we have a problem. 100 years of mafia movies, explainedMy sparkling online offer of workshops and special guests to cover all aspects of storytelling and learning!
Read More My Online Storytelling Workshops and “Carmine Rodi presents”To celebrate this year’s “Star Wars Day”, here is every Star Wars movie, ranked by me. Agree or disagree, I hope you enjoy.
Read More Every “Star Wars” movie, rated worst to bestA short list of seven (plus one) books about storytelling that had (or will have) an impact on me and my work.
Read More 7 (plus one) books about storytelling that really inspired meMy closer look on “The Shawshank Redemption”, seen through the lenses of the Hero’s Journey narrative structure and archetypes.
Read More “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) – how to become a Master of the two WorldsA new list of 20 free classic videogames curated for you. Strategy, football, adventures and action, what is not to love about retrogaming?
Read More another 20 FREE classic videogames you can play right now
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