Words matter. These are the best Rhianna Pratchett Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
When I was really young, Dad wasn’t that well known. I don’t remember when I realised he was a writer, but I do remember him leaving his full-time job at the Central Electrical Generating Board to concentrate on books.
Being 21 years old is not easy in the sense that you’re still trying to get to know yourself.
I really dislike elves.
Dad was very into electronics, robotics and computers, so I was interested in what he was doing.
My journalist sensibilities have guided me toward the types of projects I’ve gone for, even though the projects have been fairly diverse. It always has to have that interesting to attract me, I think.
I went to karate classes where it was basically a line-up of hulking man, hulking man, small nine-year-old girl, hulking man, hulking man.
I’m an only child, so I never had sisters to tell me what I should like based on my gender. I liked what the boys were doing and thought: ‘Why let them have all the fun?’
Ideally, writers and narrative designers should be included much earlier in the process, where they can be of most benefit. However, although the industry is slowly getting used to fitting narrative professionals into games development, we’re still going through a bit of a ‘square-peg in a round hole’ phase.
Because I once became so distraught watching the film ‘Watership Down,’ my parents were happier to let me watch action adventures featuring humans and warriors rather than cute animals.
I did my degree in journalism, and I then went on to being a games journalist, reviewing and previewing games and writing about the industry, visiting and interviewing developers.
I think ‘Overlord’ has definitely benefited because I work with every single level designer, and working where we have space to tell the story. That’s what it’s all about – getting writers and storytellers involved in the team and being a back and forth process.
The type of Alzheimer’s Dad has is rare – posterior cortical atrophy or PCA – and it affects his spatial awareness and the way he judges distance. His first symptoms were erratic typing and spelling, but to talk to him, you’d never know there was a problem.
A lot of young girls don’t realise how diverse the career opportunities are in games development. Many think that you need elite math skills and a vast knowledge of all things tech to work in games, and haven’t thought about avenues like design, producing, art, writing or composing.
Cavorting around fantasy-style environments with a rampaging horde of sycophantic psychos is inherently amusing.
I still rate the bit in the first ‘Tomb Raider’ where the T Rex comes round the end of the valley and roars as one of the most awesome gaming experiences, and I still adore ‘Tomb Raider’ for putting that in my life.
