Maria Chaudhary

Conceptualized and implemented branching narratives and dialogue for AAA titles, enhancing player agency and emotional immersion; collaborated with cross-functional teams and managed narrative documentation and localization to ensure consistency across releases.

Wrote full episodes and modular content for Love Island: The Game with emphasis on character agency and efficient branching, contributed ideas validated by stakeholders, and reviewed writers' content to improve tone and structure.

Reviewed and designed narrative guides and briefs for Google Games, mentored the narrative team, communicated project goals, and implemented relationship structures and flags to reflect player-driven dynamics.

Led narrative system design and liaised with directors and production to create schedules and task estimates; developed lore under IP guidance and planned promotional narrative content viewed by millions.

Formalized and updated narrative structures, tracked narrative parameters and branches, and collaborated with directors to ensure intended emotional payload and player experience delivery.

Authored dialogue, cut scenes and dialogue barks, constructed parameter sheets and implemented narrative-linked features while collaborating with designers and production using Agile tools like JIRA.

Completed a BA in Creative Writing: Interactive Fiction, focusing on narrative techniques for interactive media and storytelling for games.

Completed graduate studies in Game Theory and Design and Narrative Fiction with emphasis on narrative systems and interactive design.

Pursued PhD-level research on Digital Gaming examining how choices made in video games influence real-life decision making.