CHLOE "KNIVES" DAEN (THEY/THEM)
NARRATIVE DESIGNER & GAME WRITER

As a narrative designer, I excel in establishing a cohesive theme within a game's story through narrative beats and character arcs. I strive to ensure that a game's major themes are consistent—not just within its written story, but also within its world and how a player experiences it.

 

My approach to game narrative:

 

• The player. The reason why we make games in the first place. Most devs begin as players, and we love games so much that we decide we want to make them. It's a labour of love. Isn't it natural to prioritize the driving force behind what we do?

• The visceral. The rawness of human experience being told, retold, and told again through video games. We bargain, we fight, we hope, we live, we die; but most of all, we continue to tell stories as if it's our first time.

• The strange. In an age full of remakes and reboots (not limited to the games industry, either!) this aspect is vital to the creative process. You can't be afraid to get weird with it. When you think it's weird enough, get even weirder.