about Alexandra
Alexandra M. Lucas is a Narrative Designer and Game Writer, most recently for Electronic Arts-Ridgeline Games, and a 2023 IGDA Next Gen Leader Virtual Exchange grantee. Previously, she was a Narrative Designer for Stoic andCrazy Maple Studio, a mentee in ArenaNet's Game Narrative Mentorship Program, a writer for Immersed Games and Day7 Interactive, and a content writer for Microsoft's Cortana team. She earned a B.A. in French and English (creative writing concentration) from Wellesley College, and she studied game design at DigiPen.
In order to become the first person to win the GDC Game Narrative Review competition twice at the Platinum level, Alexandra analyzed romance and sexuality in Dragon Age: Origins and mental health in Heavy Rain. Her short stories and poetry have been publishedin HamLit, Coffin Bell Journal, and Wingless Dreamer, and she won the 2022 Dark Sire Creative Award for Psychological Realism for her short story, "In the Deep" (originally published in HamLit).
She has spoken at PAX Dev, GDC, GeekGirlCon, the NEPCA Conference, Wellesley College, and the DigiPen Institute of Technology. At GDC 2017, Alexandra was a mentee in the Diversity in Games Alliance'sAmplifying New Voices program.
Alexandra co-founded SoYouWantToMake.Games, a boutique consultancy for game industry job applicants. For two years, she hosted and wrote weekly scripts for the Cheat Codes Podcast.
In her free time, she is an avid recreational tennis player and home baker, and she's currently playing Diablo IV. Alexandra also enjoys exploring the PNW with her spouse and their corgi, Obie.
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Current Work
Game Writer I, Electronic Arts-Ridgeline Games (Battlefield)
Lead Narrative Designer, Ten Red Studios
Editor & Writer, Freelance (assorted projects)
Grantee, IGDA Next Gen Leadership Program
Mentor, IGDA Global Mentorship Program
Mentor, Wellesley College Hive Mentorship Program
Member, Friends of Wellesley College Athletics
Highlighted Previous Work
Narrative Designer, Stoic
Member, Writers Guild of America-West Video Games Caucus
Co-Founder, SoYouWantToMake.Games, a game industry career consultancy
Narrative Designer, Crazy Maple Studio
Lead Narrative Designer, Day7 Interactive
Content Writer, Microsoft Cortana CCC Team
Mentee, ArenaNet Game Narrative Mentorship Program
Game Writer (MMORPG), Immersed Games
Game Writer & Narrative Designer (interactive novels), Live Stories
Game Writer (mobile RTS), Plarium Global
Host & Writer, Cheat Codes Podcast
Awards
Game Development
Platinum Award, GDC Game Narrative Review Competition
2016 - Mental Health inHeavy Rain
2015 - Romance & Sexuality inDragon Age: Origins
Short Fiction
2022 Dark Sire Awards
"In The Deep," Psychological Realism, winner
"The Lighthouse Remains," Gothic Horror, nominee
"Wool Coat," Editors' Pick, Fiction 101 Microfiction Contest (Cascadia Weekly, March 18, 2020)
Poetry
"Leftover," Merit Award, Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest (April2020)
Publications
Short Fiction & Poetry
"Lightning in a Bottle," Whatcom WRITES: Legacies (Borderline Press, February 2024)
"Covenant," HamLit Winter Solstice Issue: Without Pause (HamLit.org, December 2023)
"Mineral,"The Power of Hope(Wingless Dreamer, July 2023)
"Soldiers Like Us,"HamLit Summer Solstice Issue: Life Expectancy(HamLit.org, June 2023)
“Sleeping Beauty,” 2022 Village Books Writers' Corner Anthology (Chuckanut Editions, Jan. 2023)
“A Very Old Friend,”Whatcom WRITES: Interconnectedness(Borderline Press, March 2022)
"Harmony,"HamLit Fall Issue: Golden Age(HamLit.org, November 2021)
"In The Deep,"HamLit Spring Issue: Alter Ego(HamLit.org, April 2021)
"Cherry," Whatcom WRITES: Reconciliation(Borderline Press, Feb 2021)
"The Aerialist's Feast," 2020 Village Books Writers' Corner Anthology 2020 (Chuckanut Editions, Dec. 2020)
"Tampa Lights," Fairhaven Winterfest's Tales of the Season (Readings & Display, Nov-Dec 2020)
"The Lighthouse Remains,"Coffin Bell: Mythopoeia, Vol. 3, Issue 4 (CoffinBell.com, November 2020)
"With You,"HamLit Summer Issue: Second Place(HamLit.org, August 2020)
"Manna Is Where You Make It," Whatcom WRITES: Discovery(Borderline Press, March 2020)
"The Other Side," HamLit Winter Issue: No Man's Land (HamLit.org, January 2020)
"Tannenbaum," Fairhaven Winterfest's Tales of the Season (Readings & Display, Nov-Dec 2019)
Chapter Contributions
"Innovative Origins, Playersexuality, & Complex Inquisition: The Evolution of Relationship Mechanics in Dragon Age" for Love & Electronic Affection: A Design Primer (CRC Press, May 2020)
"Greed and Goomahs: Toxic Masculinity in TV’s New Golden Age" for Pop Culture Matters: Proceedings of the39th Annual Conference of the Northeast Popular Culture Association (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, April 2019)
"The Hunger," "Fried Green Tomatoes," and "Watchmen" forEncyclopedia of Sexism in American Films(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, November 2019)
"From Smoldering Justicar to Blue-Skinned Space Babe: Asari Sexuality inMass Effect" for Digital Love: Romance & Sexuality in Games (Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Speaking Engagements
Two Girls, One Ship Podcast, November 2022
Dark Sire Radio, March 2022
Interview & reading from award-winning short story, "In the Deep"
Marist College via Discord, November 2020
Workshop, "Hard Work & Hustle: Alternative Paths in Game Dev"
Indie Game Business Podcast, April 2020
2019
Panelist, "Building an Inclusive Game Studio Culture," Advocacy, Main Conference
Panelist & Moderator, "Have Laptop, Will Telecommute: Working Globally in Games," Career Seminar
2018
Speaker, "Beyond the Blue-Skinned Space Babe: Deconstructing the Empowered Asari in Mass Effect," Game Narrative Summit
Panelist, "It's Not in the Writer's Manual: A Q&A for New Writers," Game Narrative Summit
Speaker, "End the Friendzone," Advocacy Microtalk, Main Conference
Co-Moderator, IGDA Serious Games SIG Roundtable
Mentor, IGDA Mentor Café
Organizer, IGDA Serious Games SIG Networking Reception
2017
Speaker, "Get Noticed & Get Hired: Upgrading the Game Industry Resume," Career Seminar
Mentee, Diversity in Games Alliance, Amplifying New Voices GDC Bootcamp
Co-Moderator, IGDA Serious Games SIG Roundtable
Organizer, IGDA Serious Games SIG Networking Reception
2016
Co-Moderator, IGDA Serious Games SIG Roundtable
Poster Session Presenter, GDC Game Narrative Review Platinum Winner
2015
Poster Session Presenter, GDC Game Narrative Review Platinum Winner
PAX Online
Speaker, DigiPen Discord, "AMA: Diversity & Inclusion in Games & Game Education," 2020
PAX Dev
Panelist, "Represent & Retain: Cultivating Inclusive Studio Culture," 2019
Speaker, "How Disney Emoji Blitz Helped Me Combat Anxiety," 2018
Speaker, "Blue-Skinned Space Babes & the Triple Goddess in Mass Effect," 2017
Speaker, "Oh, the Humanities!: A Career Workshop," 2016
GeekGirlCon
Co-Coordinator, Meet & Geek: A Networking Event for Mavens-in-the-Making, 2017-present
Speaker, "Lilith's Legacy: Bringing Sexuality & Gender Identity from SF Literature to the Forefront of Game Development," 2017
Career Specialist, 2016
National Student Leadership Conference-Seattle, 2019
Panelist, "Breaking Into the Game Industry"
Wellesley College, October 2017
Special Guest Speaker, "Beyond the Blue-Skinned Space Babe"
Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference, October 2017
Speaker, "Greed & Goomahs: Toxic Masculinity in TV's New Golden Age"
WorkSource Redmond, May 2017
Work & Work Empowerment Forum Workshop Leader
American Association of University Women WA, March 2017
STEM Excellence Awards Keynote Speaker
Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival, 2015
Panelist, VR & Narrative Design Panel
DigiPen Institute of Technology (2015 - 2018)
Multiple presentations on narrative design, freelance writing, and game career development
Featured Games & Tech Projects
PROFESSIONAL
Narrative Designer forTowerborne, Stoic, May 2022-present
Narrative Designer, Crazy Maple Studio, Sept 2020-April 2022
Shipped in the Chapters app:
Lead narrative designer for Tarte Tales,a Match-3 Facebook instant game, Day7 Interactive, March 2020-Sept 2020
Freelance game writing & narrative design for assorted clients, Sept. 2018-present
Game writing; shipped in late 2016 with Immersed Games(2016-2019)
Narrative design and game writing in 2018 for Live Stories (interactive novels)
Shipped Chapter 1 ofLive Stories: Remember Me in May 2018
Wrote Chapter 1 of Live Stories: Sunflower
Wrote Chapter 1 of Live Stories: Decadence
Content Writer for Microsoft Cortana, 2016-2018
Developed content for Beatles Emoji Game
Developed content for Movie Emoji Game
Wrote responses to sexual harassment queries and reviewed new content to ensure inclusion and positive representation
Quest design, dialogue, editing, and QA in 2016 forPlarium Global
Stormfall: Age of War
Stormfall: Rise of Balur
Nords: Heroes of the North
Vikings: War of Clans (browser & mobile)
Sparta: War of Empires
Soldiers Inc.
Soldiers Inc.: Mobile Warfare
Total Domination
Total Domination: Reborn
Pirates: Tides of Fortune
Narrative design and dialogue in 2016 with Exato Games
Elo Hell (narrative-driven esports sim prototype)
Voice acting with V1 Interactive - FPS Prototype, 2015
STUDENT
PAX West 2015 -Relic, Lightmare, Miraculous
Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival 2015 - Relic, Lightmare, Miraculous
Best Dialogue & Best Characters for Relic, DigiPen Student Game Awards 2015
PAX West 2014 -OcuBlocks
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