Hannah McLean

Writing | Narrative Design | Virtual Reality

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April 2018

Kingdom Crush

Lead Writer

Tower Defense Dating Simulator, created in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 41's "Combine Two Incompatible Genres" theme. Placed in the top 25% of entries overall and in the top 10% in humor.

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July 2019

Starburn Academy

Writer & Designer

A short adventure for Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition that lets 3-4 players solve a mystery set in a magical school. Written, edited, and designed by me. Copper bestseller status on DMsGuild.

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October 2017

Twelve Minutes

Interactive Fiction

Explore how people cope with the end of the world, and choose how you'll spend the final moments of human existence. Made with Twine.

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August 2018

Personal Space

Game Designer

Aka "Social Anxiety Birthday Party Simulator." A simple game created with Unity for Ludum Dare 42's "Running Out of Space" theme.

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August 2018

Experiencing Empathy

Project Manager

Video walkthrough of a VR experience designed to help audiences connect with the life of a student in New Orleans. I led two other students in research, designing the optimal experience, Unity implementation, and writing narration.

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April 2019

Pass the Buck

Lead Designer, Writer, Editor

An interactive Twine adventure created for Ludum Dare 44. Play as a sentient dollar bill and make choices that affect the lives of the people around you. I collected and edited all text for consistency and quality, wrote the opening sequence, and implemented everything in Twine. Placed 75th in Theme and in the top 25% overall.

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2019

Wolf at the Door

Writer

A folk-horror game by Deck of Bards that combines interactive fiction with resource management that I wrote descriptions and narration for, as well as contributing to group narrative discussions. Playable demo available now.

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May 2018

Voices from the Water's Edge

VR Consultant

A video walkthrough of a virtual reality experience based around interviews with artists and educators in New Orleans.

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Contact

Please get in touch with me to find out more about my writing or if you're interested in working together!

mclean.hannahl@gmail.com

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