Repertoire:
+ Degree in English Literature and Creative Writing
+ Capable, part-time artist
(pencil sketching, watercolour, digital art, pixel art)
+ Self taught in Photoshop Elements 10 and G.I.M.P 2.0
(and, by proxy, MS Paint..)
+ General understanding of programming principles
(self taught the basics of C++ - made a functioning calculator and "guess the number" game..)
+ Excellent familiarity with Microsoft Office and general computer skills
(though by no means a qualified or even experienced computer technician, I am as au fait as 8 hours a day at my laptop can get me)
+ 24 years of being distracted by daydreams
+ Professional experience in teamwork and team leading within a civil service post
Interests:
= Fantasy/ Science Fiction/ New Weird/ Cyberpunk
= World building
(map design, location description and detailing, a fascination for weird architecture and nature's more bizarre creations)
= Story writing
(short stories, concept outlines, character descriptions and bios, weapons, vehicles, items, romances, plot structures, rivalries, dreamscapes, lore, armours, magic systems)
= Video Game design
(script, character design, original concept, level design and layout - generally all creative elements)
= Tabletop RPGs
(avid Dungeons and Dragons DM, currently working on the lore and game mechanics for an original tabletop RPG with another writer and an artist. So far it's just a hobby, but serious thought and efforts are planned.)
= Modding
(specifically an old Sierra game called "Empire Earth", I redesign the game textures (.SST, .TGA) and swap model files (.CEM) for my own designs)
Erias Line: Passenger Access Panel
The transition from prose to videogame script writing is initially difficult. This is due in part to the extra methods of exposition that a game can make use of. My first attempt at writing the demo's script shoehorned every whiff of exposition into the dialogue, because it had not yet become a natural process for me to consider rendering certain information visually or as interactive elements.
The Solis train, setting of the demo's second half, now has a Passenger Access Panel in every carriage. Although it took several days to design and implement, the Panel is completely optional and offers only a bit of extra detail/ world building. If the player consults a panel, they're likely to understand more about the train and the history of its service, so the contribution is not superfluous.
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