Game Writing
I started writing my own short games in 2020, starting with a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure game titled "A night at the office."
I also wrote and submitted my own games to Game Jams including:
"Kingdom" for the "I Can't Write, But Want To Tell A Story" Game Jam (Aug. 2020)
"Autumn World" (September 2020, submission to the "Great Harvest" Game Jam)
"The Festival Of Horrors," for the Themed Horror Game Jam #2 (Sept. 30th, 2021 to Nov. 1st, 2021)
"Help Your Unexpected Ghostly Roommate!" for Untitled Game Jam #75! (Mar. 9th- Mar. 19th, 2023)
"Lonely Campground" for Untitled Game Jam #88 (Feb. 8th-18th, 2024)
Most recently, I had the opportunity to participate in Pixelles' Game Writing Program (Jan. 2023-Mar. 2023) and learn more about game writing.
You can find my games at https://clarilagames.itch.io/.
Follow my work at https://clarilagames.tumblr.com/ (Tumblr).
Pixelles' Game Writing Program Portfolio
I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in Pixelles' Game Writing Program (Jan. 2023-Mar. 2023). I was one of 200 applicants selected to participate, and during this time I learned the following:
Cinematics (writing cutscenes)
Barks (Brief dialogue you’ll get during gameplay when certain conditions are met)
Character design
Stage design
Item description
I also worked with constructive feedback from instructors and students to improve work and build a game writing portfolio, with the samples below.
PWW_-_Character_Design_Template Claris Lam.pdfCharacter Design Document Sample
Pixelles Game Cinematic Script Claris.pdfCinematics Script Sample
Quest_Design_Document Claris Lam.pdfQuest Design Document Sample
Barks project_Claris Lam - Sheet1.pdfBarks Project Sample
Pixelles Item Descriptions.pdfItem Descriptions Sample