Hi my names Conor. I live in Peterborough Ontario and I'm kind of in between figuring out what i want to do with my life. Right now im goingto be going to college for International Trade but honestly it isnt what I'm interested in. By heart I am a writer and a designer with a very interesting and sometimes borderline sociopathic way of twisting fear into reality.
I have come up with a couple ideas (and I'm sure theyr'll be more) for some interesting horror style video games that I think could really take off. Two promising ones are a single player horror with an omnicient antagonist that toys with the mind of a writer (similar in ways to Alan Wake but also going to be very different and interesting, and also more scary instead of suspenseful). The other game I'm working on right now in the pre-production brainstorm phase right now is an MMORPG with a twist there I gaurentee when brought to full production, will leave the rediculously bland and stale "go kill some goblins for me please" atmosphere of World of Warcraft back in the 80's where it belongs.
The reason of course that I am contacting you over at Steam is that I beleive I am meant to work in the world of the ever-expanding gaming industry, I beleive horror films are (becoming) much a thing of the past and I beleive that if I do end up being able to get a few of my titles into the hands of the gaming community, I'd like them to be playing them on steam.
The devoloping company that intruiges me the most is hands down Ubisoft, due to their stellar graphics and intruiging gameplay in The Division (looks awsome).
Anyways, basicly what I'm asking for is some information on how to get into the gaming industry as a writer and game developer.
VERY eager to hear back from you, future game designer,
Conor.