I sunk Lord knows how many weekends into videogames growing up.

Turns out they’re fun to develop, too.

Alright, alright, alright. This version of ‘About Me’ is less formal than what is on my portfolio page. I want to take this space to share further details about my writing experiences, what inspires me, and why I do it.

My passion is in developing high-fidelity, cinematic, single player titles ranging from FPSs and RPGs to branching narratives. However, you can see my range of contributions also in pixel art, sci-fi, fairy tale fantasy, as examples. Additionally, you will see smaller bits like item descriptions and multiplayer callouts in my portfolio.

I describe my writing style large scale with dramatic moments, yet with a range of serious to snarky dialogue. Like these:

Marvel's Spiderman

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Life is Strange

Horizon Zero Dawn

The Walking Dead by Telltale Games

Halo 3

Halo 2

That is most of my Top Ten list. On the other end of that, I enjoy challenging myself outside of those constraints.

Aloy learning how her birth is connected to the reborn, post-apocalyptic world around her was so intriguing to see unfold. A nameless player-character waking up in a certain carriage later gets saved by a dragon once thought disappeared. Brothers bantering with each other while chasing pirate treasure before their nemesis does. Or Master Chief splattering Flood Infection forms with a Warthog, driving at top speed with Marines lucky enough to survive, to the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn before the Halo ring detonates. Those moments encapsulate my passion for game writing & development.

But wait, that’s not all! I have a blast playing with people From Battlefield toPubG, Halo to Mario Kart - playing with others creates lasting memories and relationships. Mostly, I default to Halo. Those games hooked me when I was a kid.

And for more:

What made me want to write creatively?

Stress in college. Grades, my initially chosen field, family stresses - I could not handle it all. So, took a break and I discovered the process of storytelling. I loved it. Every. Single. Step. Of developing something purely from my imagination. Of having a sandbox of ideas that I can polish, that have the potential to evoke emotion or laughter. Additionally, I loved videogames, novels, and film. One plus one equals two: writing videogames.

What else do I write?

Furthermore, since 2015, I’ve written outside of those. My second writing goal is having novels published. Additionally, I have by-lines of videogame journalism with the non-profit organization Love Thy Nerd.

Background/Education?

To wrap this up, I received that overpriced piece of paper called a diploma from Portland State University, with a B.S in English Literature and a Minor in Creative Writing Fiction, in 2018. That’s what happens when you start college as a computer science major - you change to writing!