Having a Garbage Day in 3 Acts (Donut County, 2018, Indie Game)

Hello and welcome to the first episode of March! Spring is almost here and what better way to start this month with a breakdown of the 3 Act Story Structure with in the 2018 indie game Donut County, the power of friendship and Raccoons conspiring to destroy a whole town with a hole!

Correction 2018 was 6 years ago not 5*

Time Stamps
Episode Outline: 4:20
Background on the Game: 5.14
Act 1: 12:49
Act 2: 21:21
Act 3: 30:27
Final Thoughts: 34:33
Writing Prompt: 40:26
Outro: 41:38

Aristotle's Poetics
https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/poetics.1.1.html

Resources for Job hunting and Advice
https://hbr.org/2022/11/what-to-do-after-being-laid-off

https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/articles/best-job-search-sites

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3207-resume-writing-tips.html

Donut County Game
http://donutcounty.com/

Play Throughs of Donut County

Markiplier - https://youtu.be/Mi-6nkw4LZU?si=QrFVAj7epk_7hYkR

GabSmolder -https://youtu.be/SBeVt8EVLdY?si=sGCSQMe1uy1v5unz

Annapurna Interactive
https://annapurnainteractive.com/en

Link for James Scott Bell's Book Plot and Structure
https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/plot-and-structure/author/james-scott-bell/

Chapters

• 4:20 Episode Outline
• 5:14 Background on Donut County
• 12:49 ACT 1 of the Story
• 21:21 ACT 2 of the Story
• 30:27 ACT 3 of the Story
• 34:33 Final Thoughts
• 40:26 Writing/Creative Prompt
• 41:38 Outro