Telltale Games is known for its cinematic adventure games like The Walking Dead and Tales from the Borderlands, and as reported by Gamasutra, the company has now hired Leah Hoyer as vice president of creative.
Hoyer has previously worked on projects like Quantum Break and Sunset Overdrive, and as a head of narrative on Guild Wars 2. "I asked if we could teach people, maybe get some promising folks in a room and let them immerse with us and learn what we do and see who picks it up," she commented. "I'm looking forward to spending the day with these people, talking about what we do, and giving them the chance to work with the talented team here to craft their own Telltale-like experience. Ideally, we will find some people we want to hire. But regardless, I'm excited to encourage people interested in game story to pursue their passion."
"I'm a firm believer that game story is at its best when all of the disciplines work together. We have so many more tools at our disposal than books or even film and TV. People who want to create narrative for games need to understand what the other disciplines do and how they are integral to the story experience."
One of Hoyer's first big tasks at Telltale is heading their Creative Workshop on March 2, where those who work in narrative design will be allowed to pitch ideas to the team.
We're looking forward to her contributions while working for Telltale Games. Do you like her attitude towards narratives?