Michelle Clough
Game Writer, Editor, Narrative Designer, Talespinners Studio
Michelle Clough is listed as Game Writer, Editor, Narrative Designer, Talespinners Studio. Michelle is scheduled to speak at GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 on 1 March 2027.
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About
Michelle Clough is a freelance game writer, editor, and narrative designer, and a partner in the game narrative co-op Talespinners. Her work includes Destruction All-Stars, Purrfect Date, Choices, Albert Wilde: Quantum P.I., and Destiny 2. Co-founder of the IGDA Romance and Sexuality Special Interest Group and the Forum for Erotic and Romantic Interactive Media (FERIM), Michelle has been speaking at GDC since 2014 on topics related to sex, sex appeal, and sexuality in video games, and has written a book on the subject, Passion and Play: A Guide to Designing Sexual Content in Games, intended as a resource for exploring intimacy and sex in writing and game design.
Upcoming
GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 1 March 2027 – 5 March 2027
- It's Not in the Writer's Manual: A Q&A Session for New Writers Speaker
- Melting Hearts and Quenching Thirst Roundtable: Romance and Sex in Games Speaker
- Sweet and Sexy Microtalks: Game Romance and Intimacy Speaker
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with Michelle at events on B2DB.
- Souha Al-Samkari Writer/Voice Director · Truant Pixel 2 shared sessions
- Adanna Nedd Games Writer, Narrative Designer & Games Researcher · Independent 1 shared session
- Arden Ripley Editor · Independent 1 shared session
- Ashley Ruhl Narrative Director · Broadsword Online Games 1 shared session
- Aubrey Isaacman Game Designer · Independent 1 shared session
- Dani Dee Narrative Designer & Studio Director · Split Fate Studios 1 shared session
- Danielle Lalonders Creative Director · Veritable Joy Studios 1 shared session
- Dev Presbury Creative Director · Red Spring Studio 1 shared session
- Jennifer Allaway Senior Writer & Narrative Designer · Independent 1 shared session
- JiaLing Pan Senior Producer & Voice Actor · Crunchyroll (Games Vault) 1 shared session
- Matthew Weise Writer / Narrative Designer · Freelance 1 shared session
- Susan Lau 2D Artist / Designer · Freelance 1 shared session
and 2 more people