My work

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I worked on "All Is Gray" as Narrative Designer from October 2021 to June 2023. During 2023, I also took on the role of Vision Bearer on the project.

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• The context

  • Searching for our type of narrative.​

  • Finding the location of the game.

  • Development of the world.

  • ​Creation of documentation related to these elements.

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• The intent video

  • Search for images and music for the video making-of.

  • Editing of these different elements to create the video.

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• Narrative features

  • Creation of different features to highlight our fantasy​​.

  • Creation of the appropriate documents to be able to prototype them.

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• The scenes

  • Creation of the template to create these scenes easily.

  • Definition of narrative intent.

  • Definition of characters, place and main objective.

  • Writing of the pitch to present the scene.

  • Definition of the scene place in our game (according to its complexity, what it tells, etc.).

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• The introduction of our game

  • Research on the different ways to introduce the context of our game from the first seconds of our game.

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• The characters​

  • Creation of playable characters in each scene

  • Creation of non-playable characters

  • Writing the background of each character.

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• Dialogs 

  • Definition of dialogue functionality, in accordance with our type of game.

  • Writing dialogues related to the characters

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• Narrative coherence

  • Analysis of the game to ensure that there are no weaknesses in the overall consistency of the game experience.

  • Playtesting the game to be able to see from the player's point of view the potential shortcomings in the story we want to tell

  • Creation of documentation in order to overcome these problems, and to allow Game Designers, Game Artists and Level Designers to have a solid base to be able to create and correct these problems.​

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• The cinematics

  • Creation of 4 narrative cutscenes using Unreal Engine 5. Use of Timeline and Blueprint to create movement and dialogue with characters.

  • Creation of 6 "Objective" cutscenes to guide the player. Use of camera movements, in particular "Camera Rig Rail".

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• Project vision

  • Redefinition and refinement of the overall vision of the project following feedback on the prototype at the end of mid-production.

  • Managing the clarity of the team's vision of the project so that each member knows where the project is heading.

  • Regular meetings with the various team departments (Art, Game Design, Level Design) to supervise the transmission of the vision into the game via these different departments.