Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games Gamedev, writer, researcher, vulgar lush. Making @DeadStaticDrive.com with @mike.reuben.games. I wrote a book once and I’ll bloody do it again if you’re not careful.
Naarm/Melbourne. 🏳️🌈 (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/leenavand
The Mummer's Dansky @rdansky.bsky.social 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.
Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com NYT bestselling, award-winning author/game designer. He/him. Current projects: Marvel Multiverse RPG, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure, and Shotguns & Sorcery 5E.
Toiya Kristen Finley Available for Consulting and Editing! @toiya.bsky.social Available for Narrative Consulting and Editing!
Writer | Editor | Pseudo-Academic | Geek Schnoodle Media, LLC
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/toiya (working on a VN)
http://schnoodlemedia.com
http://toiyakfinley.com
http://plumedeomnomnom.tumblr.com
Aysha 🔜 Gen Con @ayshaufarah.bsky.social Locus and Bafta-nominated writer and narrative designer. life is strange | hiveswap | magic the gathering | pathologic | amplitudes anthology
formerly a narrative lead at deck nine games. co-host of Worker's Lit
remy siu | 1000xRESIST @remysiu.com founded indie game studio sunset visitor 斜陽過客 • made 1000xRESIST
Peabody Award Winner, Hugo and Nebula Nominee
www.remysiu.com
🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social A semi-sentient colony of self-assembling, cooperative, biological nano-units. Still somewhat functional, despite its age. AI bad. 🏆IGF Narrative. 🚀Hugo Award Winning Caves of Qud Sproggiwood pronoun* BLM
Trick Weekes @trickweekes.bsky.social Narrative Designer by day (Mass Effect, Dragon Age), Novelist by night (The Palace Job, Feeder). (they/them, views strictly mine, OC do not steal)
jason grinblat @jfg.land creative head at freehold games
co-creator — Caves of Qud, Sproggiwood
generated histories, hidden monasteries, sentient plants🌹🌹
he/him
Andrew Plotkin @eblong.com An interactive fiction guy. https://zarfhome.com, https://blog.zarfhome.com, https://eblong.com/zarf/home.html
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. 🇺🇸EN/🇩🇪DE ♂
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Danny Salfield Wadeson @dannysw.bsky.social madquills.com. Vegan against fascism. Lead Narrative Designer @ Lucid Games on [???] - 10+ years making stuff: Harold Halibut, Röki, Dying Light 2 + more
Subscribe to my Narrative Design substack: https://narrativedesignlife.substack.com
Chride Lassheikki ✨ @classheikki.bsky.social Sr. Narrative & Game Designer @NitroGames. ✨ Probably a bard 🎹 Game jam, karaoke & waffle enthusiast 🧇 Aalto uni alumni ✨🌈🎮 they/she ✨ Opinions my own
Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com Working academic and video game maker. President, @iftechfoundation.org. Founder, @allfatherprod.bsky.social. Writer/Designer/Producer/Whatever, Frog Fractions 2; Static Sky; Reality Games; Hiveswap; other projects. Host, Red Pages Podcast.
Albert Bassili @albertbassili.bsky.social Freelance commerce and creative writer | Board Member of Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation | Co-Founder of The Game Co-Op | He/Him | Opinions my own (but also Free Palestine) | 🏳️🌈/ 🟥🟪🟦 / 🟥⬜️🟪⬛️🟦
IGDA @igda.org The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games.