Antti Laakso & MK Schmidt | Dreams in the Witch House, Dunwich Horror, Lovecraft in Games

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Published on April 1, 2025 10:02:41 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmENA4bQcbk

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Dreams in the Witch House (2023)

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Antti Laakso (https://x.com/atombraingames) is a Finnish independent filmmaker and game designer known for the recent HP Lovecraft game adaptation Dreams in the Witch House. We're also joined by the MK Schmidt (https://bsky.app/profile/mkschmidt30.bsky.social) , designer of Cyclopean: The Great Abyss (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958790/Cyclopean_The_Great_Abyss/) to dive deep into how Lovecraft continues to inspire games.

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Chapters
00:00 Start
3:38 The Journey into Game Development
15:13 Balancing Game Mechanics and Player Experience
23:15 Crafting an Immersive Story
33:35 Symbolism and Artistic Influences
54:05 Tying Science and Fiction Together
1:03:32 The Importance of Sound Design
1:15:00 The Nature of Inspiration
1:27:21 Developing Dunwich Horror
1:40:47 Adapting Lovecraft to Video Games
1:55:08 Emergent Storytelling in Games