Netherlands
My game writing skills & story conceptualization combine experience in screenwriting for film & TV, designing cities in Abu Dhabi, drawing vessels for the Star Wars & Matrix franchises, producing films, and... even teaching clairvoyance. Game Writing Skill Specialities: Dialogue Pitching Polishing Story Arcs Lore Puns Branching Narrative Flow charts Barks Item Descriptions Character Descriptions Location Descriptions Look Books
Narrative integration with gameplay to create a rich and compelling player experience. Combining writing with professional experience producing and art direction for film and television. Scope includes: Overall Gameplay Story, Character Development, Dialogue, Lore Drops, In-game player alerts, Localization, Investor Decks, Cinematic Shot Lists, Genetic Upgrade Descriptions, Social Media Text, and coordination with Marketing and PR.
Liminal Ground Immersive VR experience combines Indigenous Folklore, Flora, & Fauna; with Somatic Breathing Exercises to address Mental Health Issues. This project allowed me to combine my game writing, game development, environmental design, and meditation teaching skills into a highly effective product. This initial project location of Belfast Northern Ireland provided rich storytelling history with a lush healing environment.
Freelance Narrative Designer & Virtual Environment Consultant focused on emotionally impactful experiences for players. Specializing in female driven science fiction Current Projects: Narrative Designer on ETRE for Studio Lifeforms. ETRE is a 3D Metroidvania set in a luminous techno-fantasy world, blending layered exploration, deep storytelling, combat and environmental puzzles. Created by Studio Lifeforms, it continues our work of merging art, technology, and possible futures. Tasks include: Overall vision of story-game integration, Research, Character Development, Lore descriptions. Soon to publicly launch… Narrative Lead on Secret Client & Secret SciFi Alt Future Combat Project • Tasks Include: Writing & Storyboarding, as well as Casting & Directing VO Talent for opening Cinematic. Writing In-game dialogue and lore drops. Playtesting. Editing, updating, and enhancing existing worldbuilding game extras. Character Development. Feedback and writing on Pitch Decks and Trailers. Narrative Designer/Environment Consultant • Liminal Ground VR Experience • Belfast Northern Ireland •2024 - Present • Client: Maestro Immersions • Tasks include: Integrating Irish Folklore and Indigenous Flora and Fauna with Somatic Healing Exercises to address mental health including generational trauma, project expansion scheme, feedback on Pitch Deck and Trailer, VO Casting research, design and production of client intent documentation for four distinct biomes. Game writing blog: Story Events + Game Play Mechanics = Emotional Player Experiences https://www.cindiknapton.com/blog Graduate of Susan O'Connor's The Narrative Department Game Writing Masterclass 1 & Alumni Masterclass. Former TA & Community Manager for The Narrative Department Game Writing Masterclass 1. Twine, Unreal, & Unity Games: https://archi-scribe.itch.io/
Supporting and encouraging students as they learn the fundamentals of game writing in order to transition from other roles in game development, or from screenwriting, to become game writers. Course focus is on player experience, characters, NPCs, dialogue, barks, narration, branching narrative, and career development
CAPE TRIBULATION Feature Film Thriller A broken-hearted science teacher takes a sabbatical to the treacherous rainforests of Northern Australia where she discovers a human trafficking ring and must fight, not only for her life but for the lives of her fellow captives. CHANGE-ABLE One-Hour Television Young Adult Future Science Fiction Adventure In 2119, Abducted from indigenous Australia and taken to a military occupied space school for young psychic explorers, Charlie must adapt her gift and build a new family among her fellow sensitive students and faculty in order to save the human race from corporate greed. EXPERIO, One-Hour Television Contemporary Sci-Fi Drama Six highly capable, personally and professionally frustrated women build an isolated, ideal village to implement virtual reality programs that teach compassion for humanity. THE S AGENCY - Web Series Sci-Fi Dark Comedy To regain financial control of her newly legal Destination Suicide Agency, Akiko creatively bends the rules to meet the highly personal needs of her elderly and dying clients. SANDRA'S GRACE Feature Film Multi-Generational Family Dramedy In order to satisfy three ridiculous conditions in her estranged father’s will, a neurotic world-class architect must remain in her claustrophobic hometown and find common ground with two old lovers--one of each sex, her racist, social-climbing mother, and her father’s narcissistic girlfriend.