Press and Presentations
2025
Environmental Storytelling - Gameheads (Presentation) - I spoke to Gameheads students in Oakland about a writer’s perspective on environmental storytelling.
How to Be a Game Writer - Girls Make Games (Presentation) - I spoke to students aged 8-17 at the Girls Make Games summer camp about how to start writing for video games
2024
University of Alberta Career Center (Guest Speaker) - Spoke to prospective University students about a career in writing video games.
2023
Gamescom ONL Modern Warfare 3 (Presentation) - I took the stage with creative director Dave Swenson, and host Geoff Keighley to announce Modern Warfare 3 (2023) and give a first look at the mission, Operation 627.
How Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was written: ‘you start with sticky notes’ (Interview) - I share the process of writing Modern Warfare III (2023) with The Guardian. From consulting with military advisers on raid tactics to tailoring responses for different player styles, it all starts with sticky notes!
2022
Writing for Video Games with Shelby Carleton (podcast) - I sat down with the hosts of What the Job to discuss writing for Call of Duty: Vanguard, how I became a narrative designer at Sledgehammer Games, and what it’s like to work in the broader video game industry.
Game Changer: How a U of A grad is Reshaping Video Game Culture from Within (Interview) - I speak with Geoff McMaster about writing games, female characters, and working in the gaming industry.
2021
Edmonton Woman Called to Duty to help Create Plot of Latest ‘Call of Duty’ Game (Interview) - I speak to Global News about the experience of writing on Call of Duty: Vanguard.
Edmontonian Helps Bring Inclusion and Diversity to Upcoming Call of Duty Video Game (Interview) - I chat with CTV News to talk about Call of Duty: Vanguard and the diverse cast of characters the team worked to create.
Nick Lees: Call of Duty calls for Edmonton Writer to Help with Video Game (Interview) - I talk to Nick Lees about the process of writing my first Call of Duty title, Vanguard.
Overdue Finds: Writing Video Games (Podcast) - Awesome podcast hosts Bryce and Caroline chatted with me about what’s it like writing for video games!
2019
Alberta Makes Games Community Spotlight (Interview) - Alberta Makes Games was kind enough to feature me in their November community spotlight! I share my experience working at the studio I co-founded, Caldera Interactive, and a bit about why I love to write for games.
From ‘Vehicle Vaginas’ to Analyzing the Language of Video Games, how an Arts Degree Helped Launch a Video Game Company (Interview) - I sit down with Joanna Manchur about co-founding the indie studio, Caldera Interactive.
2018
Sex, Lies, and Video Games (TEDx Talk) - In this talk I explore perceptions of gender in the video game medium in terms of how it got this way, where it is now, and where it should go from here. Seriously – how is bikini armor still a thing?