Matthew Seiji Burns's guest appearances

Matthew Seiji Burns

Everybody's Talking At Once

Adventure Games Podcast

Origin Story

Greg Kasavin

Chandana Ekanayake

Nick Guérin

Greg Lobanov

Neil Jones

Chris Miller

Ron Gilbert

Edith Finch

Gabriel Knight

Jordan Thomas

Robert Holmes

Zach Barth

Jon Ingold

Hazel Gale

Julia Minamata

OwlTail

Matthew Seiji Burns is a writer, director, composer, and game designer. With the help of Zachtronics game studio, he created Eliza a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it.Prior to Eliza, Burns worked on a variety of games. He’s the creator of the interactive fiction projects Apology Simulator, The Writer Will Do Something, and The Arboretum. He’s also worked with Zachtronics to write and compose for titles such as EXAPunks, Opus Magnum, and more.Burns has also worked as a producer at Treyarch, Bungie, and 343 Industries on titles such as Halo 3 &amp; Halo ODST.We talk with burns about our complicated, sometimes worrying, relationship to computers and why he's attracted to interactive novels. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben ThorpCheck out Matthew's website here.Learn more about Eliza here.Try out this recreation of Eliza chatbot here.Visit our website: Originstory.showFollow us on Twitter @originstory_Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us theoriginstorypod@gmail.comCover art and website design by Melody HirschOrigin Story original score by Ryan Hopper 

Matthew Seiji Burns is a writer, director, composer, and game designer. With the help of Zachtronics game studio, he created Eliza a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it.Prior to Eliza, Burns worked on a variety of games. He’s the creator of the interactive fiction projects Apology Simulator, The Writer Will Do Something, and The Arboretum. He’s also worked with Zachtronics to write and compose for titles such as EXAPunks, Opus Magnum, and more.Burns has also worked as a producer at Treyarch, Bungie, and 343 Industries on titles such as Halo 3 &amp; Halo ODST.We talk with burns about our complicated, sometimes worrying, relationship to computers and why he's attracted to interactive novels. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben ThorpCheck out Matthew's website <a href="https://matthewseiji.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Learn more about Eliza <a href="https://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a>Try out this recreation of Eliza chatbot <a href="http://psych.fullerton.edu/mbirnbaum/psych101/eliza.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a>Visit our website:<a href="http://originstory.show" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Originstory.show</a>Follow us on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/originstory_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @originstory_</a>Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us theoriginstorypod@gmail.comCover art and website design by<a href="https://melodyhirsch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Melody Hirsch</a>Origin Story original score by<a href="https://www.ryanhopperdesign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ryan Hopper </a>

Matthew Seiji Burns (Eliza) on Our Connection to Technolgy and the Allure of Interactive Fiction

Eliza Matthew Seiji Burns

This week, Seoirse gets counselling from Matthew Seiji Burns, the writer, director and music composer of the AI Counselling game Eliza. In this interview Matthew talks about what it was like working on two of the biggest selling gaming series of all time, why he decided to go indie and he talks all about his latest game Eliza including how close we are to an AI counsellor and why this is one counselling session you don’t want to miss and much more!Matthew Seiji Burns Official Site TwitterEliza Official SiteIf you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more interviews with more adventure game developers then please subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts.You can review this podcast here:https://ratethispodcast.com/adventuregamespodcastYou can also support the podcast at our PatreonMore details about this podcast here:www.adventuregamespodcast.comYou can find links to my social media links here:FacebookTwitterInstagramDiscordYou can also listen to this podcast on Itunes and Spotify and all other major Podcast Platforms!You can also find the RSS feed here:http://www.adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast?format=rssAdventure Game Podcasts logo by Jake Vest. You can check out his work here:https://jake.re/Music is Speedy Delta (ID 917) by Lobo Loco and can be found here:http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Welcome/Speedy_Delta_ID_917_1724 

This week, Seoirse gets counselling from Matthew Seiji Burns, the writer, director and music composer of the AI Counselling game Eliza. In this interview Matthew talks about what it was like working on two of the biggest selling gaming series of all time, why he decided to go indie and he talks all about his latest game Eliza including how close we are to an AI counsellor and why this is one counselling session you don’t want to miss and much more!<a href="https://matthewseiji.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Seiji Burns Official Site</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewseiji" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="http://www.zachtronics.com/eliza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eliza Official Site</a>If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more interviews with more adventure game developers then please subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts.You can review this podcast here: <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/adventuregamespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ratethispodcast.com/adventuregamespodcast</a>You can also support the podcast at our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/adventuregamespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>More details about this podcast here:<a href="http://www.adventuregamespodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.adventuregamespodcast.com</a>You can find links to my social media links here:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/327774728054535/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Twitter </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/adventuregamespodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a><a href="https://discord.gg/RFeWw8k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discord </a>You can also listen to this podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/adventure-games-podcast/id1447524299?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Itune</a>s and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4wIAcshZ9yP2ylyLOqXfMu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and all other major Podcast Platforms!You can also find the RSS feed here: <a href="http://www.adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast?format=rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast?format=rss</a>Adventure Game Podcasts logo by Jake Vest. You can check out his work here:<a href="https://jake.re/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jake.re/</a>Music is Speedy Delta (ID 917) by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lobo Loco</a> and can be found here:<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Welcome/Speedy_Delta_ID_917_1724" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Welcome/Speedy_Delta_ID_917_1724</a>

Episode 89 – Interview with Developer of Eliza Matthew Seiji Burns

ETAO Podcast, Episode 64. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/etao-podcast-64-matthew-seiji-burns.mp3 Matthew Seiji Burns is responsible for some of the best and least-discussed narratives and soundtracks in games, namely those in the beloved-for-other-reasons Zachtronics works Infinifactory, TIS-100, SHENZHEN I/O, and Opus Magnum—not to mention the generally under-discussed Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, his Twine work, and his past-life AAA work on the Call of Duty, Halo, and Destiny series. In this interview, we talk about basically none of those. Instead we focus on Eliza, the new Zachtronics-published visual novel that finally puts his writing (and to a lesser, though significant degree, his audio) front and center. It’s a game about human connections, moral responsibility, burnout, and the problems that technology and futurism are ill-equipped to solve. So mostly, that’s what we talk about.  You can get Eliza on Steam, Itch, GOG, and Humble. You can also follow Matthew on Twitter, and discuss Eliza on its dedicated subreddit. And if you want to hear way more about Zachtronics, here are the episodes featuring the one and only Zach Barth: 17. On the Art of the Anti-Puzzle 19. On the Semi-Unspoilability of Infinifactory 21. A Pseudo-Instruction That Has No Effect 34. You Can Feel Great All The Time Solving Problems 36. REPL PUNK ——— • Thanks again to The Mysterious Ian K. for helping me get my thoughts together on this game. • Here’s the web-based version of the original Eliza. • It was Arlie Russell Hochschild who first talked about emotional labor, most famously in The Managed Heart. What the hell was I thinking when I said Donna Haraway? “Manifesto for Cyborgs,” probably, since that’s relevant to Eliza for other, gender-and-tech reasons. • Homosexuality became officially not-a-pathology in 1973. • Here’s that Science Vs about eugenics. • And here’s Matthew’s game The Arboretum. • Full disclosure, for those who consider saying nice things about a video game to be the most sacred of trusts: I did some testing/proofreading/incredibly minor script consulting for Eliza. ——— “All The People Say (Season 3)” by Holly Hyperion. “Reflection” and “Unease” from the Eliza Original Soundtrack by Matthew Seiji Burns. We’re on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCasts, Overcast, Breaker, and RadioPublic. You can also subscribe using good old-fashioned RSS. Logo by Aaron Perry-Zucker, using Icons by by Llisole, Dávid Gladiš, Atif Arshad, Daniel Nochta, Mike Rowe, Jakub Čaja, Raji Purcell and IconsGhost from the Noun Project. Left-click to play. Right-click to download.

<h3><a href="http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/etao-podcast-64-matthew-seiji-burns.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ETAO Podcast, Episode 64.</a></h3> <a href="http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/etao-podcast-64-matthew-seiji-burns.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/etao-podcast-64-matthew-seiji-burns.mp3</a> Matthew Seiji Burns is responsible for some of the best and least-discussed narratives and soundtracks in games, namely those in the beloved-for-other-reasons Zachtronics works Infinifactory, TIS-100, SHENZHEN I/O, and Opus Magnum—not to mention the generally under-discussed Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, <a href="https://matthewseiji.itch.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his Twine work</a>, and his past-life AAA work on the Call of Duty, Halo, and Destiny series. In this interview, we talk about basically none of those. Instead we focus on Eliza, the new Zachtronics-published visual novel that finally puts his writing (and to a lesser, though significant degree, his audio) front and center. It’s a game about human connections, moral responsibility, burnout, and the problems that technology and futurism are ill-equipped to solve. So mostly, that’s what we talk about. You can get Eliza on <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/716500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steam,</a> <a href="https://zachtronics.itch.io/eliza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Itch</a>, <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/eliza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GOG</a>, and <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/eliza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Humble</a>. You can also <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewseiji" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow Matthew on Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/eliza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discuss Eliza on its dedicated subreddit</a>. And if you want to hear way more about Zachtronics, here are the episodes featuring the one and only Zach Barth: <blockquote>17. <a href="https://etao.blog/2015/01/29/podcast-17/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On the Art of the Anti-Puzzle</a> 19. <a href="https://etao.blog/2015/05/04/podcast-19/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On the Semi-Unspoilability of Infinifactory</a> 21. <a href="https://etao.blog/2015/07/14/podcast-21/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Pseudo-Instruction That Has No Effect</a> 34. <a href="https://etao.blog/2018/03/21/podcast-34/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Can Feel Great All The Time Solving Problems</a> 36. <a href="https://etao.blog/2018/08/25/podcast-36/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REPL PUNK</a></blockquote> ——— • Thanks again to The Mysterious Ian K. for helping me get my thoughts together on this game. • Here’s <a href="//www.masswerk.at/elizabot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the web-based version of the original Eliza</a>. • It was Arlie Russell Hochschild who first talked about emotional labor, most famously in The Managed Heart. What the hell was I thinking when I said Donna Haraway? “Manifesto for Cyborgs,” probably, since that’s relevant to Eliza for other, gender-and-tech reasons. • Homosexuality became officially not-a-pathology in 1973. • Here’s <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/o2ho5g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">that Science Vs about eugenics</a>. • And here’s <a href="https://matthewseiji.itch.io/arboretum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew’s game The Arboretum</a>. • Full disclosure, for those who consider saying nice things about a video game to be the most sacred of trusts: I did some testing/proofreading/incredibly minor script consulting for Eliza. ——— “All The People Say (Season 3)” by <a href="http://hollyhyperion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holly Hyperion</a>. “Reflection” and “Unease” from <a href="https://zachtronics.bandcamp.com/album/eliza-original-soundtrack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Eliza Original Soundtrack</a> by Matthew Seiji Burns. We’re on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/everybodys-talking-at-once/id699052673" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/everybodys-talking-at-once-podcast/everybodys-talking-at-once" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ics7rqgby6u2lnwlm4t7ps5expy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7G6zxPV0fh2ukmAJ3AnzNK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/web/podcasts/index#/podcasts/show/b6bba420-5bc0-0132-d57c-5f4c86fd3263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PocketCasts</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes699052673/everybodys-talking-at-once" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://www.breaker.audio/everybodys-talking-at-once" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaker</a>, and <a href="https://play.radiopublic.com/everybodys-talking-at-once-GZLrv6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RadioPublic</a>. You can also subscribe using <a href="https://etao.blog/category/podcast/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">good old-fashioned RSS</a>. Logo by Aaron Perry-Zucker, using Icons by by Llisole, Dávid Gladiš, Atif Arshad, Daniel Nochta, Mike Rowe, Jakub Čaja, Raji Purcell and IconsGhost from <a href="https://thenounproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Noun Project</a>. <a href="http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/etao-podcast-64-matthew-seiji-burns.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Left-click to play. Right-click to download.</a>

When You’re in It, with Matthew Seiji Burns