Script Lock guests
Here’s a lil pack of folks we’ve had on the podcast over the years!
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@scriptlock.bsky.social
@rinoaskyes.bsky.social
BDM @ Critical Reflex | Global Comms @ Neon Noroshi | 📝 Japan Times | 🎙️: 20m Podcast | The Game Awards Future Class 2023 | Muay Thai | 🇲🇾🇦🇺🇯🇵🇸🇪
@heartimecia.bsky.social
bi and ready to cry over games | writer and ex award-winning journalist | PR @ Future Friends Games | game design consultant | the game awards future class ‘20 | she/her
@vincentperea.bsky.social
@thewritegame.bsky.social
Lead Game Designer: Disney, 20th Century Games Fmr Senior Game Writer, Narrative Designer Opinions are mine. she/her https://www.thewritegame.com
@hudsonjanow.bsky.social
Narrative Designer and Game Designer at NYU. Fantasy Nerd, Art history buff, unashamedly a theater kid at heart. ✨
@ruariroot.bsky.social
narrative & game designer they/she previous diablo 4 lvl design intern nyu game design bfa ‘26 ruariroot.com
@hellohazelton.bsky.social
Writer 🎮 Prev. Apex Legends & others 💜 she/her ✨ Icon & Banner by @robbeary.bsky.social 💜 'Christal Rose' 🇺🇲🇵🇭
@jaccplays.bsky.social
Writer on Apex Legends at Respawn Entertainment (she/her) 🇨🇦🇭🇰🇨🇳 IGDA-F Next Gen Leader 2024 Opinions my own
@jerrytron.bsky.social
he/him - senior narrative/content designer @ Squanch Games | creative tech making award-winning escape rooms & alt ctrl games, Choosatron, MFA in experience design, ping me for design/hacker/maker stuff - https://jerrytron.com/projects
@meghna.bsky.social
narrative design | 🌏ALL✊🏾WILL⚖️RISE🌍 | Thirsty Suitors / 80 Days / Sable | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics 🍞+🌹 liberation
@ekanaut.bsky.social
Director of Project Dosa, Thirsty Suitors, and Falcon Age. Co-Founder and Creative Director at Outerloop Games. Design, art, biz, UI/UX, production. Supporting and uplifting marginalized devs. https://outerloopgames.com/
@callioperyder.bsky.social
Made that hobbit game Game Dev | Producer | Artist | PR 🏳️🌈Bi | ND | Metal🤘 | Cats 🐈 On a couple of neat lists (hi ma!) RN: burnout recovery | SECRETS Prev: Lead Producer on Tales of the Shire @ Wētā Workshop, Gamerunner @Starcolt, Prod Lead @GYLD + more!
@nessathewriter.bsky.social
freelance game writer/narrative designer (OnlyCans, Endoparasitic/Endoparasitic 2, Star Trucker, Borderlands 4, a bunch of other stuff) open to new work!! ✨ #1 Ratatouille Fan ✨ she/her my website has pictures of my dog: https://www.nessacannon.com/
@emmakidwell.bsky.social
Award-nominated writer at Firaxis | Opinions are my own | Narrative for Hindsight | ForbesUnder30 2021 | TGA Future Class 2023| BAFTA Connect | https://www.emmkid.info/
@adamdolin.bsky.social
Narrative Designer, Writer, Teacher. Currently: Under NDA. Prev: God of War, Horizon: Forbidden West, God of War: Ragnarok, Night School/Netflix Games
@dannyhoman.bsky.social
Lead Writer - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor http://dannyhoman.com dannyhoman.substack.com
@rhodeswrites.bsky.social
Writer of Games, Comics, TV, & Films Current: Narrative Director - EA Motive Studio - Iron Man Previous: Activision, Ubisoft, Deep Silver, CDPR, WB + others Brit living in California He/Him https://linktr.ee/rhodes_writes
@alexaray.bsky.social
🫧The Good Witch of Game Dev🫧Writer and narrative designer for video games, TV and stuff. NOW: [REDACTED], [REDACTED]. https://linktr.ee/alexaraycorriea
@allyhennessy.bsky.social
💖just here for attention💖 directing Mystiques, artist & producer for hire
@englishscribe.bsky.social
Narrative Wrangler-Videogames, TV, theatre, and beyond. Techland - Horizon Forbidden West - HorizonCalloftheMountain - Prince of Persia - Fable. Views my own. He/him. www.andrewwalsh.com
@marygoodden.bsky.social
I like games, WRITING and being alive. Writer and narrative designer, previously Fallen London, Zombies, Run!, and Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom. She/her.
@robsforman.bsky.social
🏳️🌈✡️🧑🏻💻📺🎥🎮 Writer of pilots. TV staffs. Features. #SpiderMan2PS5. Principal Writer on unannounced video game. WGAW Board of Directors member. Fmr Co-Chair WGAW LGBTQ+ Committee. “Out Loud List” 2021. Amateur protein baker. Opinions my own. (he/him)
@mikelaidlaw.bsky.social
Currently: CCO Yellow Brick Games, working on Eternal Strands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/Eternal_Strands/ ). Formerly: Lead Writer for Jade Empire; Creative Director for Dragon Age. Always: dog lover.
@kdlunas.bsky.social
Senior Narrative Designer @ Obsidian (The Outer Worlds 2). Here for the shitposts. Opinions are my own, etc
@coreybrotherson.bsky.social
Award-winning writer / editor / narrative designer: Windrush Tales; Clockwork Watch; Butterfly Books; Magic of Myths; Deadlier Than; PlayStation; Apple; Rewriting Earth; Tales of Kenzera Zau; BAFTA. Rep: Anna Dixon at YMU. 🌐 coreybrotherson.com
@crashwong.bsky.social
Nebula⚡️World Fantasy⚡️Locus Award-winning SFF + comics writer for Star Wars, Marvel, DC. Eisner + GLAAD nominated. Your favorite they/them femme. 🏳️🌈
@silliet.bsky.social
Principal Narrative Designer @Housemarque. CONTROL, Returnal, SAROS. I like weird things. Bigots need not follow. She/her
@bogboogie.bsky.social
Award winning court jester (writer) for comics, games and film. gameplay + narrative designer & creative director. Co-founded Perfect Garbage. making horrifying stuff. THE HOLLOWED NIGHT Issue #2 (Soon) theboglands.com
@casskhaw.bsky.social
Writes books. Works in games. Does pole. Lifts weights. Has cats. Not actually here. Find me on Instagram.
@erikaishii.bsky.social
Rika of the Elite 4. Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Rook. The Ghost of Yōtei | Worlds Beyond Number| D20, Dropout, Critical Role | Gender🌊: all pronouns
@cissyspeaks.bsky.social
Witch. Space wife. Scotch drinker. Bafta award winning voice actress. #baldursgate3 #firewatch #theowlhouse #destiny2 CEO of Ethovox
@erinyvette.bsky.social
🎙 voice actor from games and animation, AAA & indie 🌟 erinyvette.com
@joberry.bsky.social
English gal in Montreal and Senior Game Writer at Motive Studio (Star Wars: Squadrons, Dead Space Remake); formerly at BioWare. Short stories and novellas (latest here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW2Y5WH1) She / her. Opinions are mine.
@jon.inkle.co
Narrative @inkle.co he/him Writer: EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator. “Life doesn't always work out like it's s'posed t' / Like bread doesn't pop when you watch the toaster"
@duncanfyfe.net
freelance feature writer. video game writer. not duncan't fyfe. duncan fyfe. duncanfyfe.net
@marykgames.com
“The shiny Pokémon of games writers” according to Aidan Moher. Senior Writer at CD PROJEKT RED, prev. a director and lead writer at Insomniac + Telltale. Author - Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Games Industry. She/her🏳️🌈
@vankelsing.bsky.social
Writer and narrative designer (Outer Wilds, Outer Worlds DLC, + more!) ex-roller derby • dangerous space criminal https://kelseybeachum.com
@sammaggs.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling, Eisner-nominated writer of books, comics, & video games. TALES OF EXANDRIA: ARTAGAN out now! Brand & Content Strategy at Critical Role. 🏳️🌈♏️🇨🇦 she/her
@kaittremblay.bsky.social
Writer & narrative designer in video games, horror writer, former book editor, genderfluid and queer. Writing + Games here: www.thatmonstergames.com Recently: Collaborative Worldbuilding for Video Games (CRC Press): https://bit.ly/CWVGGD
@babelfishwars.bsky.social
'Funky urban Galadriel' | 'Celestial gigawitch' | 'Bird lady' | 'Crone' Narrative Lead // BAFTA Breakthrough Brit // GameDevHeroes (she/her)
@hownottodraw.bsky.social
I write games and jokes. Sometimes both. 🇬🇧 in 🇨🇦 ⌛ past: games journalist & critic @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, Kotaku, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc 🔮 present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure
@rhi.bsky.social
Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
@shoomlah.bsky.social
Lead Visual Designer at Cyan. Previously did stuff for Half-Life: Alyx, Westworld VR, Mondo. Draws a lot of rocks and historical fashion | ClaireHummel.com | linktr.ee/shoomlah
@catacalypto.bsky.social
narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
@lmichet.bsky.social
Extremely good at bicycling a medium distance at a medium speed. Narrative Director on Breaker at Heart Machine, Writer on Possessors, Narrative on Skin Deep. I mostly don't post here. You can see my blog at blog.lauramichet.com
@chrisgardiner.bsky.social
Narrative Director at Failbetter Games. He/him. Our titles include: Fallen London, Sunless Sea/Skies, and Mask of the Rose. Opinions are mine, so there.
@mitchyd.bsky.social
Probably playing JRPGs or painting Space Marines. Writer on [TBA], Gotham Knights, Star Wars: Squadrons/Battlefront II. 🍁 Go ‘til you can’t go no more.
@beavs.bsky.social
Concept Artist in Games. Illustrator. Horse Girl. Plays WoW too much. Looking for freelance work! Portfolio: https://alexneonakis.com Socials: https://direct.me/alexneonakis
@brookemaggs.bsky.social
Principle Narrative Designer at Remedy | Fiction Writer | Cool, but goes to bed early | She/her www.brookemaggs.com
@laurajacqmin.bsky.social
Writes TV (Upcoming Thing on Amazon, ONE PIECE on Netflix, JOE VS CAROLE on Peacock, GET SHORTY on MGM+) and video games (Storyscape, Telltale) and movies (WE BROKE UP)
@ashlyburch.bsky.social
@gilespink.bsky.social
Lead Game Designer / Writer @ @cyan.com. Tall Bermudian. Tiki-drink enjoyer. Prev: Blizzard (Diablo IV), Telltale (TWD, TFTBL), 2K (Mafia III)
@darbymcdevitt.bsky.social
Game Developer, Writer, Occasional Musician Follow for music clips, literary quotes, Assassin’s Creed Lore 🎮 https://www.mobygames.com/person/94412/darby-christopher-mcdevitt/ 🎸 https://sneakythieves.bandcamp.com/music 🎹 https://dcmcdxviii.bandcamp.com/
@vanaman.bsky.social
writer and game developer at valve worked on: half life: alyx, aghanim's labyrinth, firewatch, the walking dead s1, tales of monkey island, puzzle agent, poker night, wallace and gromit's grand adventures, in the valley of gods trailer
@timoflegend.bsky.social
Hi! I'm Tim Schafer! Founder, Double Fine Productions Official DF account: @doublefine.com Please report bugs to http://support.doublefine.com Press: pr@doublefine.com
@annlemay.bsky.social
Narrative Director @ WBG Mtl · Game Dev since 1997 · I swear a lot · 🧂🧂🧂 She | They · 🖤🤍💜 · 🏳️🌈 · BLM · Stop AAPI Hate · 💙 · Per aspera ad astra · Do not obey in advance Co-author of The Game Narrative Toolbox: https://tinyurl.com/NarToolbox
@selmaleh.bsky.social
games x performance. acting, directing, consulting, forever advocating for joyful collaboration & sustainability for all. @eggplantshow, queer vox, indiecade, sagaftra etc.
@joshscherr.bsky.social
▶️ Cautionary Tales; game narrative consulting ⏪ Naughty Dog; co-writer/narrative designer Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, The Last of Us Pt II 🪦 Crop Circle Games, narrative director 🔗🌳 linktr.ee/joshscherr ❤️ fix your hearts or die
@wildwinter.bsky.social
Games, books, larp, films, rats, and shoggoths. Narrative Director @ The Chinese Room. Brit in Stockholm. He/him. Narrative Articles: https://wildwinter.medium.com/ Narrative Tools: https://github.com/wildwinter
@lauraehall.bsky.social
Mysteries, puzzles, adventures. I make games & escape rooms, write books & preserve immersive history. PDX. They/she PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books) ✨ lauraehall.com 🔎 cfia.org 🎙️ eggplant.show
@teddydief.com
IGF & Peabody-winning game designer ◆ Hyper Light Drifter Co-Designer ◆ OFK Creative Director & Singer ◆ Glitch City Co-Founder ◆ prev: Square Enix, XBox, Disney ⇒ https://linktr.ee/teddydief
@jolie.bsky.social
Professional Video Games Person and art hobbyist | Design Director @ Probably Monsters | Past: Night School, CDPR, The Coalition, Ubisoft SF/Osaka, Telltale | they/them | たまに日本語でもポストする
@pook.bsky.social
@doubleanna.bsky.social
(Former) Double Fine Engineer. Worked on: Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, Costume Quest, The Cave, Dear Leader, Broken Age, Headlander, Psychonauts 2, others. Plus a few tiny indie games. Accidentally founded Molyjam. Avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social
@matthewseiji.com
Matthew Seiji Burns is a writer and director who works on game-like things and other things. Author of the novel Process and the visual novel Eliza. https://www.tuneandfairweather.com/collections/process-a-novel
@stirpicus.bsky.social
Writer. Mostly video games. Currently working on the Max Payne 1+2 Remakes at Remedy Entertainment. Formerly Telltale, Fortnite, MultiVersus, Netflix, others. Just a kid from Rhode Island on a strange adventure in Finland. He/Him. www.ericstirpe.com
@zusty.bsky.social
Indie games weirdo, currently co-directing at Sonderlust Studios. A Good Narrative Collaborator. Previously on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, BioShock 2 & Minerva's Den, Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop. -Ask me about RoboCop- Invite me to play TTRPGs!🙇
@rich-lem.bsky.social
Former Naughty Dog Lead Game Designer, now a professor in the USC Games program. Wrote 'A Playful Production Process' for the MIT Press. He/him.
@mitukhandaker.com
Brit in NYC • Game Designer & Engineer • Prof NYU Game Center • Former co-founder/CEO, Glow Up Games • Dr of VR • #blacktranslivesmatter • if you tolerate this, then your children will be next.
@jillmurray.bsky.social
Creative & Narrative Director for videogames at Discoglobe Interactive. MFA Creative Non-Fiction student at UKC. Creator of the World's best musical ever sponsored by Orbitz. www.discoglobe.ca & www.jillmurray.com
@caraellison.bsky.social
She/her. Scottish, based in Scotland, writes, designs & helps make games. BAFTA mentor & AIAS peer. Ask me for a consult/writing help any time. https://linktr.ee/caraellison
@grickle.bsky.social
A Canadian cartoonist/filmmaker, Mr. Annable is the creator of the Grickle Channel, and co-director of Laika’s The Boxtrolls. Represented by Hansen Literary.
@grahamreznick.bsky.social
filmmaker (DEADWAX, I CAN SEE YOU); game writer (UNTIL DAWN, THE QUARRY); sound (HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, RABBIT TRAP); Synthesizermanipulator linktr.ee/grahamreznick
@voxpointkhris.bsky.social
Narrative talent, Casting & VO Director. BAFTA, Peabody, AIAS, Emmy, Oscar winning projects. Pioneer, future-maker. Rooting for you. voxpointllc.com
@tanyaxshort.bsky.social
Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
@mesaanasedai.bsky.social
Lead Narrative Designer She/They Formerly: Crystal Dynamics, Blizzard, Aniplex, Carbine, Riot, BioWare “I am the very model of a modern major general”
@blendogames.bsky.social
🍊 Makes video games http://blendogames.com 🍊 Just released SKIN DEEP http://blendogames.com/skindeep 🍊 Co-founder https://glitch.city
@nickfolkman.bsky.social
Writer/Twin w/ maxfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer at Insomniac Games • Past: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, We Lost Our Human, Massive Chalice • Also co-host a podcast about game storytelling
@maxfolkman.bsky.social
Writer, Director w/ @nickfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer @ Riot Games • Prev: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank, Miles Morales, MASSIVE CHALICE • voice on @scriptlock.bsky.social • Rep: Rain Management
@scriptlock.bsky.social
A podcast about storytelling in video games, and everything in between. Hosted by @maxfolkman.bsky.social & @nickfolkman.bsky.social https://scriptlock.simplecast.com/