Writers, get your notebook ready as Jana Sloan van Geest helps us discover the world of narrative design and scriptwriting. Currently at Guerilla Games and formerly of Ubisoft and Ludia Games, Jana has written for games such as Horizon Zero Dawn’s Frozen Wilds DLC, Assassin’s Creed Origins and Battlestar Galactica Squadrons. Jana also founded the writing incubator at Pixelles Montreal. Enjoy!
Starbuck — Battlestar Galactica.
Taimhotep — Assassin's Creed Origins.
CYAN — Horizon Zero Dawn: Frozen Wilds.
Three years, three shipped game titles as a writer.
Countless sleepless nights, tears, and joys.
The pain and beauty of creation made manifest in flesh. pic.twitter.com/DMOLhKIM74— Jana Sloan van Geest (@janamakesgames) March 19, 2018
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