1. What’s your earliest memory of
playing video games?
Playing
Mazeogs on the Sinclair ZX81. I was six. Dad said I was frightened of
the monsters at first, but once I realised you could pick up a sword and
fight them, it started a long-term love affair with games.
2. What are you most excited
or annoyed about in the games industry today?
I think
there's too much hand holding that goes on with players these days. Developers
get so worried that player won't know where to go for 10 seconds and
pepper games with aggressive hinting. But getting lost and working out what to
do is all part of playing games.
3. Tell us about a
life-changing or special moment you've had at Develop:Brighton in the past
It’s been a
great place for the game writers of the UK to meet up. We’re still quite a
small group, but we’re always supporting one another and sharing war stories!
4. What are you most looking
forward to at Develop:Brighton 2017?
More meet-ups with industry friends.
5. Which game developer would you
most like to meet and why?
I've met a
lot of them over the years. I'd love to meet Roberta Williams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Williams). I'm a great fan of her games
and I'm sure she'd have some good stories about being one of the earliest high
profile women in the industry.
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| Rhianna Pratchett is an award-winning, eighteen-year veteran of the games industry. She has wrestled the wild beasts of narrative on titles such as: Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, the entire Overlord series, Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Rhianna is regularly named as one of the most influential and recognised women in games. |
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