How we made Hidden Cities Berlin with Nicky Birch, Michelle Feuerlicht and Nigel James Brown

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the creation of the world's first voice-first interactive documentary: Hidden Cities Berlin for Google Assistant. The action is part of a collaboration between Google and the Financial Times and was created by Rosina Sound and Reduced Listening.We're joined by the people behind the action, founder of Ronsina sound, Nicky Birch; interactive and immersive producer and BAFTA-winner, Michelle Feuerlicht; and audio software engineer, programmer, two-time BAFTA winner and all-round audio veteran, Nigel James Brown.Together, the dream team take us through the creation process of Hidden Cities Berlin. We discuss the brief, the ideation and creation process, the design considerations and the technical build.In this podcast, you'll learn about:Considerations for creating long-form, rich interactive audio contentThe challenges of creating interactive narrative as opposed to linear narrativeStorytelling with empathyDocumenting design and the 'pearl necklace' approachWhy you should consider having two narratorsWhen to give users a choice and whyClustering intents around one areaSome limitations of Dialogue Flow when working with audioHow to start with an Alpha and what to includePersonalising experiences based on previous session behaviourAnd much more (obviously)Where to listenApple podcastsSpotifyYouTubeCastBoxSpreakerTuneInBreakerStitcherPlayerFMiHeartRadioLinksVisit the Rosina Sound websiteContact Nicky: [email protected] 'Hey Google, speak to Hidden Cities Berlin'  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.