Hi, I'm Shannon!I'm a Taiwanese American writer, artist, and game developer based in Los Angeles, CA. Sometimes also three raccoons in a trench coat.I love to write about mundane things in fantastical settings!Current: Narrative Lead at Go Face GamesPrevious: Writer / Narrative Designer (PlayMe Studios, This Magical Girl is a B*tch, Belle Automata, One Final Moment of Clarity, The Sorrow of Silk, The Working Woman's Guide to Burning Bridges)
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23' Women in Games International Mentee for the WIGI Mentorship Program
'23 IGDA Foundation's Velocity Cohort for the Virtual Exchange Program
Spring '23 Cohort for Pixelles Game Writing Program
Fall '22 Cohort for Code Coven's Intro to Game Making in Unreal EngineGAME WRITING PORTFOLIO
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LINEAR DIALOGUE:
send in the clowns | bare hearts | observation bias | sleeping with the fishes | six of wands | sacred and profane | origin story
BRANCHING DIALOGUE:
intrasomnia: nothing gold can stay | belle automata - diego's route | campus umbrella
BARKS:
wean | intrasomnia: terminal city | intrasomnia: nothing gold can stay
ITEM DESCRIPTIONS:
camping tools | they didn't stay long
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
wean | daughters of sand
QUEST DESIGN:
the house call
SCRIPT WRITING
send in the clowns (3 pages) PRE COMBAT CINEMATIC
bare hearts (4 pages) COMPANION QUEST CINEMATIC
observation bias (2 pages) ACTION ADVENTURE CINEMATIC
sleeping with the fishes (3 pages) SCREENPLAY EXCERPT
six of wands (3 pages) SCREENPLAY EXCERPT
sacred and profane (7 pages) COMIC SCRIPT EXCERPT
origin story (5 pages) SCREENPLAY EXCERPT
GAME WRITING
wean (3 pages) CHARACTER DESIGN + BARKS
camping tools (1 page) GENRE SPECIFIC ITEM DESCRIPTIONS
intrasomnia (4 pages) ENVIRONMENTAL / NPC BARKS + BRANCHING DIALOGUE
the house call (1 pages) QUEST DESIGN
terminal city (1 page) ENVIRONMENTAL BARKS
belle automata (6 pages) VISUAL NOVEL EXCERPT
campus umbrella (2 pages) VISUAL NOVEL BRANCHING EXCERPT
daughters of sand (2 pages) CHARACTER BIOS + PARTY BANTER
they didn't stay long (1 page) ITEM DESCRIPTIONS
Prose
northbound (2 pages) FANTASY EXCERPT
miś and the bear (2 pages) APOCALYPSE EXCERPT
fire and fury (2 pages) FANTASY EXCERPT
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About the writer/artist
Shannon Chou is a writer, artist, and game developer based in Southern California.With a background in ecology and studio art and a passion for writing, Shannon enjoys finding new ways to combine elements from all three fields in her creative projects.Her favorite themes to work with are usually centered around diaspora, found families, social identity, magic, and animals in clothes (and sometimes, magical animals in clothes).Shannon is currently working on several (secret!) projects, indulging in her enthusiasm for immersive world-building and championing player agency.When she isn't trawling baby name sites for good npc names or stuck deep in an obscure wikipedia rabbit hole, Shannon enjoys cooking, watching animated media, playing video games "for research," and mistaking various dark objects for her cat.Available for full-time, freelance, and contract work!
CONTACT
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