Mediabistro’s Jason Boog is covering the Inside Social Apps
conference in San Francisco, where he met up with Aunim Hossain,
CEO of social gaming company Tista Games. Hossain argued that
with the worldwide gaming audience of 500,000,000 people
expected to triple in the next decade, the demand for writers
who can craft compelling narratives will skyrocket.
“Storytelling is the best way of keeping people engaged and
keeping them playing,” he argues.  For now, however, it looks
like you need a solid programming background to work at
Tista–narrative abilities or no. Still, we’ve already seen
plenty of prominent Hollywood actors lend their talents to the
gaming industry. How long before the best screenwriters start
jumping ship?