Carson McConnell
Game Design & Writing

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ccmcconnell

Design Samples

Character Brief
Character pitch for a villain in a superhero-themed squad combat game. Original work.
Enemy Faction Design
Design documentation for enemy NPCs in a weird west cover shooter. Original work.
Quest Design
Design documentation for a sidequest in a noir crime RPG. Original work.
System Design
Design documentation for an ambient narrative system in an open-world fantasy game. Original work, based loosely on design principles from an unannounced project.

Writing Samples

Branching Dialogue Script
A set of branching conversations from The Waylanders. This is a rewrite of a pre-existing script; I was instructed to make the ghost character into an old friend instead of an old enemy and adjust the emotional tone from anger to grief.
Cinematic Script
Screenplay of a cinematic for a science fiction adventure game. Original work.
Prose Fiction
Satirical cyberpunk flash fiction. Original work.
Tutorial Dialogue
Video of tutorial dialogue written for Axis & Allies 1942 Online.