Storytelling for Games

Founded in 2003, the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University is a home for writers, readers, and the literary community, offering talks, readings, classes, workshops, and other literary programs and services. For more information, visit our website at http://piper.asu.edu.

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The storytellers behind World of Warcraft, The Witcher, and Gears of War discuss world-building, narrative design, and more.  

Join authors and narrative designers Michael A. Stackpole, Bonnie Jean Mah and Marcin Blacha as they discuss their work telling stories for some of the most beloved games of our time. From The Witcher to World of Warcraft and Gears of War, hear how these storytellers build new stories within existing worlds and keep us coming back for more.Storytelling for Games with Michael A. Stackpole, Bonnie Jean Mah and Marcin Blacha is Friday, December 11, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Phoenix Mountain Standard Time on Zoom .Zoom Link https://asu.zoom.us/j/82001988912About the AuthorsMichael A. Stackpole is the multiple New York Times bestselling author of over forty fantasy and science fiction novels, his best known books written in the Star Wars® universe, including I, JEDI and ROGUE SQUADRON, as well as the X-Wing graphic novel series. He has also written in the Conan, Pathfinder, BattleTech and World of Warcraft universes, among others. Stackpole’s other honors include: Induction into the Academy Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame, a Parsec Award for “Best Podcast Short Story,” and a Topps’s selection as Best Star Wars® Comic Book Writer. Stackpole is the first author to sell work in Apple’s App Store, and he’s been an advocate for authors taking advantage of the digital revolution.Bonnie Jean Mah is the Franchise Narrative Director for Gears of War at Microsoft’s Coalition Studio, where she oversees narrative development on Gears game titles and extended universe publications. She most recently shipped Gears 5 and Gears Tactics; previous roles include Narrative Lead on Age of Empires IV at Relic Entertainment; Narrative Producer on Gears of War 4; and Writer on Relic’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. Bonnie Jean brings a background in film and television as a writer, director and producer to her work in game development.Marcin Blacha has been writing games for nearly twenty years. He started as an author of pen &amp; paper RPGs, worked as a designer on a series of games about the witcher Geralt, was the lead writer of The Witcher 3, and the story director of Cyberpunk 2077. He is an avid reader and a picky gamer.About the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series The Speculate Series is presented as part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers program from the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University. To find more author talks and readings, visit our website at <a href="http://piper.asu.edu/events/visiting-writers?fbclid=IwAR3B30U7cmQt_pKU2Q90BQze4fsEXTPZhIrfeI8nlnlh71chROAy32XuZR8" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://piper.asu.edu/events/visiting-writers</a>

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