Rhianna Pratchett
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| Born | 30 December 1976 Rowberrow, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genres | video games, fantasy |
| Notable work(s) | Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge |
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www.rhiannapratchett.com |
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Rhianna Pratchett (born December 30 of 1976 at Rowberrow in Somerset, England) is a freelance computer games scriptwriter, narrative designer and former journalist.[1] She is a member of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Her father, Terry Pratchett, is the best-selling fantasy and children's fiction author, famous for the Discworld series of novels.
After finishing a journalism degree, Pratchett got her first big break at the magazine Minx, which she describes as a "funky" magazine for young women, adding "shame more women's magazines aren't like that these days".[3]
[edit] Computer games
Pratchett specialises in developing the story, humour and characterisation in games.[4] She wrote regularly for the (now defunct) PC games magazine PC Zone and The Guardian newspaper.
- Games narrative is getting better, but we still have a long way to go. As the industry looks towards attracting a greater share of the mainstream audience, improving the way our games are told, as well as how they are played, will be more important than ever.[2]
In September 2006, Edge placed her among the 'Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women'.[2]
[edit] Projects
- Mirror's Edge by EA DICE[5]
- Dungeon Hero by Firefly Studios
- Overlord by Triumph Studios
- Overlord: Dark Legend by Climax Group
- Overlord: Minions by Climax Group
- Overlord II by Triumph Studios[6]
- Prince of Persia by Ubisoft (additional dialogue, main writer Andrew S. Walsh)
- Risen by Piranha Bytes (English localization)
[edit] Other works
Pratchett has written a fantasy novella titled Child of Chaos, distributed with the computer role-playing game Beyond Divinity. She has written scripts and storyline for several games, including Heavenly Sword[7] and Overlord.[6][8] She was nominated twice for the Writer's Guild of Great Britain's 2008 Awards for Best Video Game Script, for Heavenly Sword (together with co-writers Tameem Antoniades and Andy Serkis) and Overlord.[9] She also wrote a six-issue comic book miniseries (published by DC Comics) based on Mirror's Edge.
On Monday 6 September 2010 it was announced that she had signed to write her first feature film with Producer Paul Atherton. Vigilia (a working title) is due to shoot in 2011 [10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rhianna Pratchett". Multiplay UK. 2007-03-26. http://www.multiplay.co.uk/articles.asp?id=129.
- ^ a b c Cherback, Fiona. "Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women". http://www.next-gen.biz/features/game-industrys-100-most-influential-women.
- ^ "Talking With Rhianna Pratchett". http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/talking-with-rhianna-pratchett-writer-and-co-story-designer-of-overlord.ars.
- ^ Gilbert, Ben (2009-03-27). "GDC09: Rhianna Pratchett says games should forget about making people cry". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/gdc09-rhianna-pratchett-says-games-should-forget-about-making-p/. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Kollar, Philip (2008-10-07). "Rhianna Pratchett Writing Mirror's Edge Story". 1Up.com. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168630. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ a b Dobra, Andrei (2008-10-17). "The Story to the Overlord Sequels Will Be Written by Rhianna Pratchett". Softpedia. http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Story-to-the-Overlod-Sequels-Will-Be-Written-by-Rhianna-Pratchett-95896.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Ars inverviews Rhianna Pratchett about writing Heavenly Sword
- ^ Ars inverviews Rhianna Pratchett about writing Overlord
- ^ "Writers' Guild Awards 2008 - shortlists". WGGB - The Writer's Guild of Great Britain. 2008-09-30. http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/003_WritersGuil/261_WGGBNewsWGG.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Screen International (2010). "Gaming writer Rhianna Pratchett moves onto first feature film". http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/gaming-writer-rhianna-pratchett-moves-onto-first-feature-film/5017796.article.
[edit] External links
- Rhianna Pratchett's web site
- Talking with Rhianna Pratchett, writer and co-story designer of Overlord
- Long Joystiq interview
- Interview regarding the new Overlord expansion pack and future projects
- Rhianna Pratchett interview about Overlord PS3 game at www.sci-fi-online.com
- The Overlord: Rhianna Pratchett
- Interview with Narrative Designer, Tom Jubert
