Origin Story

Brooke Maggs (Control) On New Kinds Of Story in Video Games

Episode Summary

Brooke Maggs is a Senior Narrative Designer for Remedy Games in Helsinki - although she originally hails from Austrailia. She’s worked on a host of award winning games including Control, Florence, Paperbark, and The Gardens Between. In 2017 she won the MCV Pacific Xbox Women in Games Creative Impact award for her role in the game industry. We talk about how Brooke got into gaming and what "narrative design" really means. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp

Episode Notes

Brooke Maggs is a Senior Narrative Designer for Remedy Games in Helsinki - although she originally hails from Austrailia. She’s worked on a host of award winning games including Control, Florence, Paperbark, and The Gardens Between.

In 2017 she won the MCV Pacific Xbox Women in Games Creative Impact award for her role in the game industry.

We talk about how Brooke got into gaming and what "narrative design" really means. 

Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp

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