Myers Interactive - Game Design and Narrative

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Experience

Disruptor Beam, Narrative Designer & Writer (April 2012-January 2013)
  • Narrative design and writing for Game of Thrones Ascent.

Ghostfire Games, Narrative Consultant (October 2012)
  • Story revision, cutscene rewrites, and new VO dialogue writing for Rage of the Gladiotor (iOS)

Owlchemy Labs, Narrative Consultant (June 2011-Sept 2012) 
  • Character, storyboarding, narrative design and writing for mobile game Jack Lumber (iOS)

infrared5, Game Designer (April 2012-August 2012)
  • Freelance game design for unannounced titles.

Zynga Boston, Game Writer (Aug 2011 - April 2012)
  • Writer and member of the content/design team for Indiana Jones Adventure World
  • Responsible for story content, character development, creative writing and copywriting.

Reactive Games, Writer & Designer (Jan 2011 - April 2012)
  • Independent game development company and project consultant in the metro-Boston area, specializing in narrative and writing.
  • Non-commercial personal projects include the following conversation games
    • Matilda Wants Some Foods
    • Perchance To Dream (work in progress)

Lantana Games, Game Writer (April - Aug 2011)
  • Script consultation, editing and additional dialog for 2D stealth platformer Children of Liberty

Boston Indies Blog, Site Co-Founder & Managing Editor (Jan - Aug 2011)
  • Historian/archivist for events involving members of a community of independent game developers.
  • Writing, editing, media aggregation, volunteer recruitment and all content planning.

Atelje Productions, Screenwriter (2008-2010)
  • Script consultation, synopsis and multiple drafts of short screenplay Snovi (Dreams)
    • Winner: Best Experimental Film, 2011 Rhode Island International Film Festival
    • Nominated: 2011 Student Academy Awards, Narrative Category, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
    • Official Selection: 2011 European Independent Film Festival (ECU), 2011 Cinequest Film Festival, 2010 Tallinn Film Festival, and the 2010 Sarajevo Film Festival

The Gersh Agency, Feature Film Literary Department, Full Time Internship (Aug - Dec 2008)
  • Hollywood screenplay coverage with screenwriter agent assistant duties

Education

Writer in Hollywood, Graduate Certificate (Aug - Dec 2008)
  • Boston University in Los Angeles Program

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Playwriting (Sept 2005 - Aug 2007)
  • Boston University, School of Graduate Studies, Departments of English and Creative Writing
  • Playwriting Residency, Boston Playwrights Theatre (2007)
  • Courses with Nobel Laureates Derek Walcott and Elie Wiesel

John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Playwriting Intensive (Summers 2003-2005)

Master of the Arts in Communication and Theatre (2000-2003)
  • Indiana State University, Department of Communication

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