Sande Chen

Current

• Writer and Game Designer at Writers Cabal

Past

• Senior Game Designer at Vogster Entertainment
• Lead Producer/Game Designer at Boonty
• Executive Director at Girls in Games, Inc.

• Associate Producer at ImaginEngine
• Freelance Game Writer at Helixe
• Freelance Game Designer at RDF Simulation Games
• Associate Producer at Digital Tome
• Freelance Game Writer at Vicarious Visions

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Education

• University of Southern California
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Recommended

7 people have recommended Sande

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Games

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website
• My Blog

Sande Chen’s Summary

A Grammy and Writers Guild Award nominated producer, writer, and consultant, Sande is a Co-Conspirator at Writers Cabal, a game writing and design partnership. Her past game credits include 1999 Independent Games Festival winner TERMINUS. In 2003, she became the director of the non-profit, Girls in Games, Inc. She is the co-author of Serious Games: Games That Educate, Train, and Inform and was a contributor to Secrets of the Game Business. She holds degrees from MIT, the London School of Economics, and USC School of Cinema-Television. She is a member of the Women in Games International Steering Committee, the IGDA Writers SIG Steering Committee, and the Videogame Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild of America, west. In 2006, she was profiled on Next Generation's list of the Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women.

Clients include: Atari, THQ, Activision, KingsIsle

Published Game Credits include:

* My Fun Facts Coach, Ubisoft, 2009
* Pet Pals: New Leash on Life, Legacy Interactive, 2009
* Pet Pals: Animals Doctor, Legacy Interactive, 2009
* Wizard 101, KingsIsle Entertainment, 2008
* Temple of Mahjong, 2008, most popular game on Cafe.com
* The Witcher, Atari, 2007, PC Gamer's RPG of the Year
* The Blackwell Legacy, Wadjet Eye Games, 2006
* Scrabble, JamDat, 2003, Top 10 downloadable mobile game
* JamDat Trivia, or Lord of the Rings Trivia, JamDat, 2003
* JamDat Horoscopes, JamDat, 2003
* Scooby Doo: The Motion Picture, THQ, 2002
* Siege of Avalon, episodic medieval RPG, Digital Tome, 2001
* Terminus, 1999 IGF Winner, Vatical Entertainment, 2000

She has been a speaker at the Game Developers Conference, Austin Game Conference, ION Game Conference, South by Southwest.Interactive, and Serious Games Summit, D.C.

Sande Chen’s Experience

• Writer and Game Designer

  Writers Cabal

  (Computer Games industry)

  June 1996 — Present (13 years 6 months)

  Conspire with game developers to create compelling story, characters, and dialog for computer games.
  
  Nominated for Writers Guild Award in Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing.

• Senior Game Designer

  Vogster Entertainment

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  November 2008 — February 2009 (4 months)

• Lead Producer/Game Designer

  Boonty

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  November 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 4 months)

• Executive Director

  Girls in Games, Inc.

  (Non-Profit; Computer Games industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years )

• Associate Producer

  ImaginEngine

  (Computer Games industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year )

  Supervised external and internal software development resources for mobile games, including the Top 10 Downloadable multiplayer game, Scrabble. Liaised with publisher (JamDat, now EA) regarding project status, design, and deliverables. Contributed to PC game design documents and managed quality assurance.

• Freelance Game Writer

  Helixe

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; THQI; Computer Games industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year )

  Wrote conversational dialog for multiple characters, plotted cut scenes, summarized story flow, and contributed to level design documents.

• Freelance Game Designer

  RDF Simulation Games

  (Computer Games industry)

  2001 — 2001 (less than a year)

  Provided single-player and multiplayer online game concepts based on proprietary software.

• Associate Producer

  Digital Tome

  (Computer Games industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

• Freelance Game Writer

  Vicarious Visions

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; ATVI; Computer Games industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Sande Chen’s Education

• University of Southern California

  M.F.A. , Cinema-Television , 1993 — 1996

  * Grammy Nomination, Music Video Direction

  Activities and Societies:

  Daily Trojan

• London School of Economics and Political Science

  M.Sc , Economics , 1992 — 1993

  * Distinction in Microeconomics
  * University of London Convocation Award
  * AFLSE Scholarship

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  S.B. , Economics, S.B. Writing and Humanistics Studies , 1988 — 1992

  * Media Lab Poetry Series
  * Boit Writing Prize, Short Story
  * Playwright's Workshop, Play "into boheme" produced
  * Asian American Journalists Association Scholarship
  * Scholarship, Violin Performance

  Activities and Societies:

  Shakespeare Ensemble, Epicurean Club, The Tech, Phi Beta Kappa

Additional Information

Sande Chen’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website
• My Blog

Sande Chen’s Interests:

Blue Belt, American Karate

Sande Chen’s Groups:

Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, WGA, IGDA, AIAS, Steering Committee member of Women in Games International (WIGI) and IGDA Writers SIG, WIGI, MITGameAlums, ag

•    Women in Games International
•    International Game Developers Association
•    Gaming People - The Gaming People Expert Network (+10.000)
•    MoMIT - MIT's Club for Mobile, Media, and Internet Technology
•    The Official USC Alumni Association Group
•    Animation, Media & Entertainment
•    Casual Games
•    Game Developers
•    PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY Official
•    MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    Women For Hire
•    Game Developers Conference®
•    Game Writing
•    Game Creator's Network
•    Video Gaming Industry Executives
•    VideoGame Professionals
•    LSE Alumni
•    Mary-Margaret Network
•    Serious Games Group
•    Serious games people
•    Games Industry Outsource Group
•    NYC Game Industry
•    IGDA Women in Games Special Interest Group
•    Casual MMORPG & MMO GAMES| MMO LIFE
•    Level Up! Opportunities for games people.
•    Social Games Industry
•    Jobs In Games

Sande Chen’s Honors:

1995 Grammy Award Nomination, Music Video Direction
2007 Writers Guild Award Nomination, Videogame Writing

Profiled in Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women, NextGen

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