Chapter Publication: Analysis of Romance Mechanics in Dragon Age for Love & Electronic Affection
Today's the day -- Love and Electronic Affection: A Design Primer is now available! For this romance-focused volume, I contributed a...
Part 2: Game Story Dialogue: THE GIFT (set in Dragon Age universe)
This work is dialogue for a speculative origin story for the transgender character Cremisius Aclassi, utilizing the details of BioWare’s...
Lecture on Romance, Sexuality, & Gender Identity in Games
In early December 2015, I will deliver a talk that communicates some helpful vocabulary to use when discussing issues pertaining to...
Part 1: Game Story Outline: THE GIFT (set in Dragon Age universe)
This work is a speculative origin story for the character Cremisius Aclassi, utilizing the details of BioWare’s Dragon Age universe as a...
Final Version: GDC 2015 Game Narrative Review Platinum-winning Essay
In this essay, I analyzed the narrative design in Dragon Age: Origins, paying particular attention to how its writers interpreted...
Initial Submission: GDC Game Narrative Review Competition - Platinum-Winning Essay
The following is an analysis of the narrative design of Dragon Age: Origins, which was one of three essays selected for recognition at...
Nine Act Story Structure Analysis for Dragon Age: Origins - Act II
This entry is the second in a series of nine entries about David Siegel's Nine Act Story structure as it applies to Dragon Age: Origins,...
Nine Act Story Structure Analysis for Dragon Age: Origins - Act 0 & Act I
This entry is the first in a series of nine entries about David Siegel's Nine Act Story structure as it applies to Dragon Age: Origins, a...
Transferring Female Fairy Tale Villains to Games
In my varied gaming career, I have noticed one common character type in particular (although there are of course many, many game tropes)....
