Just a dude telling stories

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Just a dude telling stories 〰️

Hey,
I’m Gabs!

I’m a narrative design lead (full-time),
social worker (part-time),
UX designer (when needed), and
coworker who buys everyone fidget toys (always).

Talks & Interviews

  • Still from the Youtube Video of the Ara: History Untold Live Stream with Xbox Publishing

    Xbox Official Live Stream

    Launch Day Live Stream at Xbox Studios, showcasing Ara: History Untold alongside Xbox Publishing partner, Mark Simon

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  • Devcom 2024

    Official Devcom 2024 Talk discussing implicit messages in the video game medium

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  • Xbox Developer Diary

    Interview discussing the creation and implementation of the Narrative Event System that I led for Ara: History Untold

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Press

  • Still from the Youtube Video of the Ara: History Untold Live Stream with Xbox Publishing

    Storytelling in Strategy Games

    Deep dive into Ara: History Untold as well as the ethical and moral dillemas of the Narrative Event system with MrMattyPlays and Lord Cognito of the Defining Duke podcast

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  • Defining "History Untold"

    What does an alternate history allow us to consider? Deep dive into Ara: History Untold with Parris

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  • Narrative & Empowerment in Ara: History Untold

    Games can help us dream a better world and imagine our role in the future we seek to create

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  • Ara: History Untold Interview

    Interview with Sports Illustrated on the story behind Ara: History Untold’s name and how it’s trying to fix the same issues as Civilization 7

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Employers & Affiliates

Oxide Games
Salix Augeat / Lost Gate Studios
Xbox Publishing
Devcom 2024
Looking Glass Therapy
EY wavespace
Social Justice Institute at Case Western
Xsolla / Story3
Community Innovation Network
Office for Victims of Crimes
Health and Human Services
Carnegie Gallery for Emerging Artists
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art
+ more

Relevant Studies

Developing Video Game Narratives
Trauma-Informed Care for Adults
Video Art & Motion Design
Religion, Myth, & Magic
Advanced 3D Modeling
Introductory & Advanced Fiction Writing
Implicit Bias & The Language of Everyday Racism
Trauma-Informed Care for Children & Adolescents
Coding for Video Games
Linguistic Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Motivational Interviewing