Pauline Martyn

Game Designer

I’m a London-based game designer who specialises in systems and narrative design. I enjoy finding new ways of expressing narrative through gameplay, and taking these ideas from design right through to implementation.

I’m currently working as a Associate Technical Narrative Designer at Splash Damage. I previously worked as a Cinematics & Narrative Designer at Ubisoft, designing and implementing cinematics for Assassin’s Creed VR. I also make games in my spare time, which can be found on my itch.io.

I care about what I do and I want to make the industry, and games, more diverse and accessible to all. I regularly take part in talks and mentoring schemes to support others and pass on the knowledge I have gained so far.

Outside of work, I love games, film, design, Japanese culture, and cats!

Recent Work

Other Work

Thesis: Ryū Ga Gotoku’s Japaneseness in Local and Global Contexts: Challenges of Cultural Translation | 8.8k words, ’19
Blog | Personal blog about games, design, and other topics.

Talks & Events

Ship It! Finishing Small Games | Ukie Student Conference, March ’21
Developer Q&A Panel | Women in Games Career & Recruitment Expo, March ’21
Starting Your Career in Games | University of the Arts London, March ’21/’20
Introduction to Narrative Design | Confetti Institute Industry Week, March ’21
Game Production Done Fast | Game Anglia Network, July ’19
UAL Digital Edge Exhibition | UAL @ Somerset House, June ’19

Outreach

Limit Break Mentorship Mentor + Mentee, ’21
Ukie Video Game Ambassador, ’21