real-time graphics, smooth surfaces, tools for filmmakers, virtual and augmented realities, other musical instruments, often baking pies.
Helping creative people share ideas and achieve their goals since 1987. SXSW 2026: March 12-18 | Austin, TX
Co-founder of @inkle.co, narrative game studio.
⛰️ A Highland Song
🤖 TR-49
🚢 Overboard! & Expelled!
🕌 Heaven’s Vault
🌍 80 Days
🖋️ ink
📱 Apps @ https://Selkie.Design 🦭
🏴🇩🇪
Art & Code. Gardener. Maker of things. Creator of Vibescape for Apple Vision Pro, and Polychord for iPad. Ex - Design & Engineering @ Google.
Comics friend.
Linktr.ee/lucyknisley
I’m convinced the Apple Music algorithm can’t decide if I’m a 20-something hipster barista, a 30-something gay man, a 40-something Midwest dad, a 50-something single woman, or a 60-something college professor, and I’ve never felt more seen.
Evangelism at + Swim : Bike : Run
Technology evangelist @ Apple. Speaker. Developer. Father. Passionate about tech, mobile, AI. Former startup founder and indie dev.
He/him. Runner. Skier. Walker of trails. Programming language geek. Fountain pen nerd. Cubs and Sounders fan. App Technologies Evangelist at Apple in Cupertino.
Technology evangelist at
Current: Design Evangelist
Previous: Designer
The most powerful camera apps for iPhone.
Director of Operations @ Gardens 🌳. Used to build game worlds and now building a game studio. Prev on Half-Life: Alyx (Valve), Firewatch (Campo Santo). Etc. Immigrant. She/her. Opinions are mine.
🐱 http://www.janeng.com
🌳 http://www.gardens.dev
Narrative @inkle.co he/him
Writer: TR-49 / EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator.
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Lead Writer on Cyberpunk 2 at @CDPROJEKTRED • Fable • CONTROL • Dishonored: DoTO • Avatar: FoP • Guild Wars 2 • Award-winning game writer & author • The Threshold Kids are my fault, sorry • www.annamegill.com
Caretaker of HiMirri.bsky.social
creative director for cyberpunk 2 / necrocapitalism / the stories we tell ourselves / the cyberpunk we live in / all views are my own
https://www.instagram.com/srznsk/
Narrative Director @ WBG Mtl · Game Dev since 1997 · I swear a lot ·🧂🧂🧂
She | They · 🖤🤍💜 · 🏳️🌈 · BLM · Stop AAPI Hate · 💙 · Per aspera ad astra · Do not obey in advance · #ATINY
Co-author of The Game Narrative Toolbox: https://tinyurl.com/NarToolbox
Principal Narrative Designer at Obsidian on The Outer Worlds 2. (Previously: Deathloop, Ghost of Tsushima DC, Star Wars Battlefront II, Flame in the Flood, some BioShocks). he/they, ADHD.
Narrative Designer by day (Mass Effect, Dragon Age), Novelist by night (The Palace Job, Feeder). (they/them, views strictly mine, OC do not steal)
Award-Winning (BAFTA, Hugo, etc.) Lead Narrative Writer @ AAA Studio. Prev: Larian Studios - Baldur's Gate 3, DOS2 DLC | "makes a damn fine romance" | Ex-Mortician | They/Them | English + 中文 (简体字)
Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
Narrative Lead for video games, at Hinterland, previously EA, Arkane-Lyon (Dishonored 2, DotO, Deathloop), Cyanide…
Writer of weird sci-fi, autistic, mom
French but living on a small Canadian island
Writer/author raised on a steady diet of Nora Ephron and Dragonlance. Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Gamer Girls, Wolverine, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. “The shiny Pokémon of games writers” -Aidan Moher
senior writer and narrative designer 🎮📝
prev Blizzard 💛⚔️ Bungie 💙💫 and Arkane 🧡🐀
personal account 🍞🌹 20th century lit phd 🎓🗡
she/her 🌑✨
nyc 🍕🐁 to atx 🌻🦇
british-canadian game designer, writer ~ currently EP / design director at #WotCstaff 😈 hi!
Freelance Game Writer & Narrative Designer | Hugo finalist, BAFTA, DICE, Future Class | UVW-CWA | "Queen of the Freelancers" | ♐️ 💜🤍🖤💚 | she/her | annacwebster.com
Narrative Designer & Freelance
[TBA, project BLUR 📸, The Merlies 🌱, Last Time I Saw You ⛩️, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden 👻, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 🏹]
Opinions are my own.
she/they. FR/EN/PT(BR)
Writer and game designer. Team Lead Narrative Designer at Ubisoft Toronto. Instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University. PhD in English from the University of Calgary. Bad at everything else. Latest: “The Event Horizon of Honey” in Augur 8.2 🍕 he/him
Senior Quest Designer @ Blizzard on World of Warcraft, Tolkien scholar, mermaid, SCAdian, witch, belly dancer. Prev. Content Designer II Lord of the Rings Online. LGBTQ+ (she/her)
Writer @ Epic Games. Screenwriter. Emerging tabletop RPG designer. Gay as hell, broken in a fundamental but amusing way, and trying his best to make you laugh and/or cry.
He/him.
Award-nominated writer looking for work | Opinions my own | Narrative for Hindsight | ForbesUnder30 2021 | TGA Future Class 2023| BAFTA Connect | https://www.emmkid.info/ |🇺🇸/🇯🇵
narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
Narrative expert for video games and writer of fiction and TTRPGs. Author of THE VIDEO GAME WRITER’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING AN INDUSTRY THAT HATES YOU. Former Ubisoft/Crytek/Romero narrative director. Lover of scotch, books, Sasquatches, baseball, and cats.
🇭🇹 He/him. Senior Writer, @brasslionent on Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver. Video games. Comic books. Blackness. Past: @Kotaku, @io9, #RiseOfTheBlackPanther, @Marvel #MilesMoralesPS5. Next: Batman/Static: Beyond from @DCComics EvanNarcisse.com
Video game writer, narrative designer, educator | Cuphead, Star Wars: Battlefront, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, 40+ more | Author, Video Game Storytelling | Ex-Marvel | Lime Skittles and Macoun apples fanatic | He/him
evanskolnick.com
💫 Wrestling, ttrpgs, esports, cats. 💫 Y'all don't wanna hear me, you just wanna dance. 💫 Scriptwriter @ Rocksteady - Suicide Squad, [REDACTED], [REDACTED] 💫 Opinions are always my own. 💫 allie@madpierrot.design 💫 she/they. 💫
Senior Writer at Gearbox on Borderlands 4. Previously: Knights of the Old Republic Remake (Aspyr), Ghost of Tsushima, and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. Biggest red panda fan there is. Views = my own.
Game narrative and art since 1993. Husband & dad for about as long. It's pronounced "freeze."
Award-Nominated Senior Writer @ Respawn - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Formerly Creative Assembly | Your FFXIV Friend | Views Mine | He/Him 🏳️🌈
Narrative Designer at Respawn Entertainment on the Star Wars Jedi team ✨
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Far Cry 6, and more
TGA Future Class ‘23
She/her 🇸🇾 🇨🇦 ماشاءالله
• Game Writer (Iron Man, Jurassic Park Survival, 40K Space Marine 2, Gotham Knights)
• Comic Writer (Star Trek, Killtopia: Nano Jams, Hoax Hunters, ReincarNATE)
• 🏳️⚧️
• All views my own
www.ashleywritesgames.com
Writer, narrative director, author, screenwriter. He/him. Fragpunk, South of Midnight, We Happy Few, Contrast, Biomorph, Crafty Screenwriting, Crafty TV Writing, Naked Josh, Bon Cop/Bad Cop.
Stories are a lever to move the world
Narrative Director, Borderlands 4 at Gearbox Software | Prev: Lead Writer, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands | BL3 | BL3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles | Non-canonical lore item | He/him.
Principal Narrative Designer @Housemarque. CONTROL, Returnal, SAROS.
I like weird things. Bigots need not follow.
She/her
I voiced a giant alien slug and then I won a BAFTA but those two things are unrelated
ex-Longdue, ex-Sweet Baby, ex-Splash Damage, ex-Rocksteady, ex-Bungie, ex-E-Line, ex-Z2, ex-Amazing Society, ex-Gas Powered Games, ex-Legend
https://grant.games
Senior Quest Designer @ CDPR // Cyberpunk 2 | previously: sr narrative designer @ bungie, game designer @ pathfinder rpg | all (garbage) opinions my own
🫧The Good Witch of Game Dev🫧Lead writer + narrative designer for video games, TV, stuff. NOW: Gearbox, [REDACTED], [REDACTED]. Host of AIAS' Game Maker's Notebook. Prev: Marvel, COD. Stay unhinged.
https://linktr.ee/alexaraycorriea
Creative Lead: Disney/20th Century Games. Working on cool stuff like Alien, Predator, etc. Fmr Senior Game Writer, Narrative Designer
Opinions are mine. she/her
https://www.thewritegame.com
Writer. Director. BAFTA nominated actor.
Max Payne. Alan Wake. Quantum Break. Control.
I make video games for work and costumes for fun. Narrative Director on Star Wars: The Old Republic. Previously Bioware, Telltale, and Gunfire Games. She/her
Game and Comics Writer | Destiny 2, Black Ops 6, Transphoria, Spider-Man 2 | TGA Future Class, BAFTA Connect, Forbes 30u30 | ashleypoprik.com | 🌈🦻🏻
Narrative Designer / Community Manager @ndemiccreations.bsky.social • Scriptwriter (AutoCorrect / Denied / Overnight Ghost / More) • He/Him.
https://writers.coverfly.com/projects/view/6276be5d-05d2-4a5b-9322-95e2aac74422/AutoCorrect
Narrative Wrangler-Videogames, TV, theatre, and beyond. Techland - Horizon Forbidden West - HorizonCalloftheMountain - Prince of Persia - Fable. Views my own.
He/him. www.andrewwalsh.com
Narrative Director for a AAA game studio. BAFTA member. Writing a novel. Opinions mine. He/him. 日本語OK. Mastodon: http://mastodon.gamedev.place/@andyh
Quiet Poster. Retweets mostly spooky art, books, and the occasional original thought. Did a PhD on designing dynamic narrative systems in games. Senior Narrative Systems Designer @teamlfg.bsky.social
Views my own.
Storyteller in games, film, theater; musician/songwriter. Dad, progressive, empathy evangelist, Braves/Seahawks/Kraken/USWNT/Lunar Owls fañ, smartass. Opines mine; facts not in dispute. He/him. 💙 #DarkWoke #NoDemUnder30k
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
✍️ Systemic Narrative Designer
🧭 Quest designer and world builder
🧠 Psychology and Sociology in #GameDesign
Currently @ Unemployed
Coming Soon in 2026 from CRC Press: "Quest Giving"
Basic Prog Brit Woke Remoaner Centrist Dad.
He/Him, Bi, ADHD, the usual.
Former Splash Damage game dev.
Full-Stack Narrative Designer/Game Writer available for hire:
https://www.sternword.co.uk/
Big gay. He/him. Game director, writer & narrative designer, ex-Mediatonic/Epic. Prev: Murder by Numbers, Hatoful Boyfriend, Heavenstrike Rivals, The Swords of Ditto, many more. LGB with the T🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️.
ゲームディレクターやシナリオライター パズル探偵スカウトなど。日本語OK!
vine historian | Narrative Lead
on Destiny 2 | prev: God of War Ragnarök & Afterparty | snake mom | personal account
🎮 Lead Designer on Voxile @VoxrayGames
❤️ Husband + Dad
🥘 Cook
🏔️ Mountains
📿 Mindfulness
✈️ FullSail alum
🍂 Making a cozy graveyard game
He/Him
Narrative Designer at CCP Games | PhD in Computational Media from UCSC | MFA in Digital Art and New Media | Playwright | Indie Dev of Experimental AI Behavior Tools
https://njunius.github.io/
🏳️🌈 Game designer and writer: Divinity, Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2 | Your gay dad: partnered to Stephen and @cubgent.bsky.social | Doing my best
Steam / PlayStation / Xbox Live: fiddlecub
Signal: fiddlecub.85
https://linktr.ee/hellokestrel | Director, Product Development at Marvel Games, previously Perfect Dark, Destiny 2, Star Trek Online | Here to talk about my cat | she/her
Studio Narrative Director at ArenaNet. Dad, husband, musician, mentor, foodie, retro gaming enjoyer, and a few other things. I post about the games I'm playing, the food I'm eating, and occasionally the games we're making. Follows =/= endorsements.
Looking for my next opportunity ☆ GDC speaker 2025 & 2019 ☆ Dead Island 2, Gears: Tactics, LotRO, f2p games ☆ sasspot, ethnic mutt, tired, bi, adhd, she/her ☆ back on my Tumblr word nerditry as jetsetnarrative
I have friends everywhere 🍁 Probably playing JRPGs or painting Space Marines. Writer on [TBA], Gotham Knights, Star Wars: Squadrons + Battlefront II 📸 by Luke Fontana
Narrative Designer and Writer, formerly, Playstation London Studio, Rocksteady, Hangar 13
Member, IWGB Game Workers Branch
Black, semi-notable queer.
https://webbconarrative.journoportfolio.com/
Ex-Larian writer. Maker of words.
Narrative Editor in video games.
Currently: inXile
Formerly: BioWare
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-cormier-062266179/
Game writer. XDefiant (rip), South Park: TFBW, ex-EGM/1UP/Bitmob.
Narrative Content Coordinator for The Division 2 at Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft. Will probably mostly post nonsense about video games, books, writing, counter-culture and whatever random hobby I'm obsessed with this month. He/him.
Award-winning Game Designer. Recently: Lead Game Designer / Writer @ @cyan.com. Tall Bermudian. Tiki-drink enjoyer. Prev: Blizzard (Diablo IV), Telltale (TWD, TFTBL), 2K (Mafia III) - www.harrisonpink.com - NO AI NO NFTs
Narrative Realization Director - Santa Monica Studio
Past: Uncharted 4, Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare ‘19, Destiny 2, Marathon
Games, film, food, music, bikes! Director. Writer. Editor. Opinions mine. he/him
Senior Narrative Designer on World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment. All chatter and opinions are my own! Internet Dragon Expert.
Narrative Designer @Blizzard Entertainment
Senior Narrative Designer @ Elsewhere Entertainment (Activision) ✧ Formerly World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Spellbreak, Counterplay Games ✧ Award Winning Designer ✧ Published Author ✧ torischafer.com
Game Dev, Narrative Designer, Imaginary Supervillain, forever DM, 💖💜💙 , he/him, Opinions are my own. Currently WoW, formerly Rift, Secret Level, Wired, and Puppets.
Award-winning video game wordslinger | not-so-award-winning author | Oxford comma enthusiast | baseball nut | son of Detroit | DMs [regrettably] Open
Narrative Director/Assoc. Creative Director, 2XKO for Riot Games. All thoughts and expressions of them are my own, not my company's, as that would be really weird otherwise. She/Her.
Author. Linguist. Scholar of interdisciplinary subjects.
✒ Understands about semicolons
🐺 Monster enthusiast
🕹️ Games @spaceboat.bsky.social
🎵 Metalhead
📖 34 books published
🎙️ Legends and Lectures / Archaeoscoop
https://www.patreon.com/newshortstories
🎮 Lead Quest Designer on Star Wars Outlaws at UbiMassive
www.ackehalllgren.com
🎮 Solo developer of What Never Was + Chapter II
www.whatneverwas.se
Formerly: The Division | Rage 2 | Ravenbound
He/him.
Currently: Narrative Designer at EA on Skate. 🛹
Previously: Technical Narrative Designer at The Coalition on Gears of War E-Day ⚙️
Indie author of science fiction, fantasy, and everything in-between 📚
Vancouver, BC.
www.jarrettpoole.com
Game Writer & Narrative Designer for a popular demon-stabbing game. He/him. (Previous credits: Blade & Soul, MapleStory & MapleStory 2, WarHaven). Amateur gardener and foodie.
#Narrative
#GameDev
#Food
#Gardening
#Plants
a woman with no common sense
Game dev, writer, mom, plusmamma, gardener, fisherman and yarn nerd.
Senior Writer/Narrative Designer. Previously: Tomb Raider: Catalyst, Perfect Dark, Marvel's Avengers, Minecraft: Story Mode season 2. I have a cat, his name is Booey. She/her.
www.linkedin.com/in/macleoh/
Narrative Director at Ubisoft Quebec on Assassin's Creed: Shadows. https://www.ryangalletta.com/
Principal Narrative Designer at Ubisoft Reflections. Game writer. Fancy cooking and monsters.
Former Mass Effect writer recently at Quintessence Games. Less frequently: short stories, novels, TTRPGs, comics, TV.
Random jokester, distractible bother, compensates for morbid streak. Some political posts.
❧ Interactive narrative innovation & research
❧ Senior Quest Designer: Cyberpunk 2
❧ Prev R&D: procedural narrative, hypertext lit
❧ PhD: Responsive Narrative Systems
❧ Narr design analysis: twitch.tv/CerebralArcade
❧ Opinions mine
❧ More: staceymason.info
Writer, Narrative Director, Indie Dev, and Twitter escapee.
Game writer (most recently Baldur's Gate 3 at Larian & Plarium). Former Total War community content editor and ESL senior editor. I like TRPGs, theme parks, and spooky things. My cat is prettier than you. https://linktr.ee/ellamcconnell
Degenerate freelancer. Narrative test pilot. Senior Narrative Designer on Clockwork Revolution at inXile. Previously provided interactive words for Wallace & Gromit, Sherlock, Need for Speed, a bit of Star Wars and a lot of other games. 🔀davidvarela.com
Freelance Narrative Designer @ ??? & Morbid Metal.🌱 Helped make Mars Vice, The Division 2, Anno 1800 & 2205.
🏳️🌈 They/Them 🏳️⚧️
Portfolio: http://ardenosthof.com/
Hire me: https://diorama-machine.com/
