AMANDA LYNN
GAME DEVELOPER
DESIGN, WRITING, DIRECTION
OH, HI, HELLO! 👋🤓
I'm an 18-year veteran of the games industry specializing in DESIGN, WRITING, and DIRECTION.
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My bailiwicks:
1✍️ GAME WRITING & STORYTELLING
...character-driven, compelling, and captivating stories that keep players engaged over single sessions and entire arcs alike...
2💻 TECHNICAL DESIGN & IN-ENGINE IMPLEMENTATION
...in-engine gameplay prototyping in Unity and Unreal, visual programming with Blueprints, cinematic design with Sequencer, implementation of quests, missions, dialogue, encounters, combat, levels, environments, and other content, plus can-do and know-how with Articy:Draft, ink, YarnSpinner, Twine...
3🛠️ STORY SYSTEMS & CONTENT PIPELINES
...someone who can speak the language of engineers to help build narrative systems (and implementation tools), and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive efficient content pipelines...
4🎨 CREATIVE & GAME DIRECTION
...UX-driven, data-backed direction that leverages the full gamut of art, narrative, design, audio, mocap, VO, marketing, community management, localization, and all the rest to create cohesive, player-first interactive experiences...
5👩🏫 EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP
...empathetic and radically candid people management, experience-honed craft mentorship, and astute project leadership that prioritizes achievable scope and market realities...
6🎮 AUTHENTIC GAMER PASSION
...a lifelong wide-ranging gamer with sick Dance Dance Revolution Doubles skills and sweet Zelda tattoos....
7💎 BONUS 3D MODELING SKILLS
...and bonus 3D modeling skills in Blender and MagicaVoxel — check out some of my work!
In the Media
News, fanfare, and behind-the-scenes of some of the games I've worked on!
Game Theory (18.9M Subscribers) digs into Lily's Garden
Client & Colleague Testimonials
Read 'em all on my LinkedIn!
"Amanda can jump seamlessly between creative writing, technical implementation, leadership and so much more."
"While being a consummate professional, Amanda also brought a great energy to our project, often riffing on ideas with the team in a fun 'Yes, and!' back and forth."
"My best summary of Amanda is that she has an awe-inspiring number of talents."
"More than anyone I've ever met, Amanda embodies that central tenet of narrative design: to champion the cause of narrative in video games. "
"Amanda is a gem, she will write the next big hit game someday."
"An absolute professional and expert in her field."
"She is a *stalwart* guardian of the game's vision."
"She is a wonderful mentor and I would work with her again in a heartbeat!"
"She will lift the quality in the writing of the products she works on to rival the best in the industry."
"She’s an extremely talented writer with a knack for bringing deep characters, themes and plots to life no matter the constraints she’s working with."
"You should hire her immediately, but be warned: if you do, I will come kill you and take her back the very second a full time position opens up here."
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