I am Hannah Nicklin, an award-winning game designer, writer, producer, theatre maker, academic, and some other things.
Why not check out my portfolio of work, here?
I am currently the Studio Lead at Die Gute Fabrik – a game studio based primarily in Copenhagen. With every game we try to expand the boundaries of what games can be, whether focusing on physical play in titles like B.U.T.T.O.N and Johann Sebastian Joust, or aiming for a reflective and slower experience, in titles like Where is my Heart and Mutazione. We believe games can be made more accessible and appealing for people outside typical games audiences, and centre our work around expanding the possibilities around play and interactive storytelling.
You can say ‘hi’ to me personally on twitter, or if you have a lot to say, email hannah [at] gutefabrik.com
More about me:
I am a writer, game designer, academic and artist working at the confluence of game design, narrative design and game writing, performance writing, community-based practices and digital art. My work is often driven by an interest in the role of storytelling in everyday life; in enabling players, audiences and participants to reflect on their lives, lived in the inextricable context of one another. I work hard to make performance/playful experiences that can be accessed by everybody, proactively, by taking work into communities, by producing and programming experimental work, and by being a bridge between creative practices.
I have worked with and for organisations such as Draknek, Die Gute Fabrik, Twisted Tree Games, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The V&A, The Wellcome Collection, Rock Paper Shotgun, Alphr, The Space, Twisted Tree Games, Hide & Seek, Coney, and spoken at events like Game Happens, FreePlay, AMAZE, Now Play This, Feral Vector, Gamecity, and Beta Public. I have also lectured in socially engaged practices, digital narrative, and game design at several universities, including UEL, UAL, RCSSD, and Goldsmiths.
I have DIY-published and had published several works, most of which are usually available from the shop.
My CV can be downloaded here. (Though check the date in the title to see how up to date it is). I am now mostly full time at Die Gute Fabrik, but speaking, workshop and publishing opportunities that promote the company or my practice, are always of interest to me.
If you want to get in contact, short form on twitter, or long form, over email hannah [at] gutefabrik.com