Rhianna Pratchettwebsite: http://www.rhiannapratchett.com/
If you're first thought was "Terry" then you're along the right lines. She's daughter of the world famous author and purveyor of ghastly tales from Discworld, but definitely not in the same lines and totally out of any semblance of a shadow. Recently Pratchett was voted one of the most influential women in gaming, and even more recently won a Writers Guild Award for her work on Overlord.
Studios: (recent)
Triumph
EA DICE (Digital Illusions CE)
Firefly
The Creative Assembly
Publishers: (recent)
EA
Codemasters
2k Games
Sega
Titles:
Mirror's Edge
Heavenly Sword
Prince of Persia
Stronghold Legends
Viking: Battle for Asgard
Beyond Divinity
Overlord
Overlord: Dark Legends
Overlord: Minions
Overlord: Rising Hell
Overlord II
Books and Articles
Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing
Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Video Games
A little bit of magic...
What Pratchett brings to the design table, is a unique voice and a beautifully dark wit. Her scripts bring pixels to life, and give characters a whole and real form. To me, it seems like Pratchett achieves this by considering everything, from what the character likes and does not like, to its motivation, whether its happy or sad, whether it likes you or not, and even its aspirations. This is not something that the average player will notice, but the extra effort creates such a rich and textured backdrop, that when you play a game with a script by this author, you quite often loose all sense of time.
The title from Pratchett's list of works that gets played most on my computer is Overlord. My other half just discovered the franchise and addiction has set in. Its a perfect example of Pratchett at work, and if you have the time you should definately check it out:
www.overlordgame.com
Sources: Wikipedia, Rhianna's Website, GamesTM, Other-places-to-that-I-closed-the-tabs-of-before-I-remembered-to-include-sources.
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