ALI GARFINKEL
Writer for Video Games,
Features, & Television
ABOUT
LA-based Video Game and TV writer. Former New Yorker who still says 'cawfee'. Equipped with a Master's degree from USC's Professional Writing program, as well as a BA in English and Creative Writing from Binghamton University. A lifelong gamer with 3+ years of experience working in the industry, as well as over 10 years of experience in television.
Game Projects
Game & Interactive Exp
| YEAR | COMPANY | ROLE/DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Silverpine Software | Writer for iOS and Android text-based adventure game series Z-Day Simulator, using the company's proprietary software to contribute to a growing anthology. Responsible for narrative writing, branching choices, conditionals, and story cohesion, as well as character, weapon, and item creation/description. |
| 2023 | DigiGo Games | Writer for the My Success Story mobile series available on iOS and Android. Duties included pitching new ideas, outlining story points and choices, as well as chapter writing, branching, and light coding. |
| 2022 | Versus | Lead writer for (NDA) mobile game. Crafted and refined the narrative outline and game script. Fleshed out the world and its characters, provided dialogue, and created a through-line to take players on their adventure. |
| 2019-2020 | Eko | Co-Executive Producer + Writer for an unannounced interactive project. Helped break down story, as well as create, implement, and track in-game choices consistent with the narrative. |
| 2012 | Square Enix | Quality Assurance role for various SE titles. Tested gameplay and wrote bug reports for games such as Final Fantasy VII (PC), Kingdom Hearts 3D, and Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy. Communicated efficiently and effectively with project leads and department heads. |
Z-Day Simulator
Writer for Silverpine Software's Z-Day Simulator, an action-packed and choice-heavy game that puts players in the midst of a zombie apocalypse where they must make the right decisions to survive.Created using the company's software, Evergreen. Below contains select screenshots of choices, action, and character text from the published game.
My Success Story
From the first 5 chapters of "Cruising Into Chaos," one of a variety of episodes in the choice-based narrative game My Success Story (published and available in the app store for iOS and Android.Samples include select screenshots of dialogue moments, action lines, and choice text.
Mystery at Gray Manor
An interactive adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, written on Silverpine's software, Evergreen.Below are samples from the game which include various dialogue and choice examples.
TV & Other Experience
IMDB
A link to my professional IMDB page.Millennial Mafia
A half-hour dark comedy I wrote and produced, available to watch on Amazon's FreeveeDeadly Manners
A 10-part murder-mystery narrative fiction podcast featuring some familiar A-list voices!Hot Ham
Published comedy prose sample featured on Bunny EarsMcSweeney's
Author page for a variety of published comedy submissions
Contact
For all work-related inquiries and/or requests, please reach out via LinkedIn.
Background by Kina Lee
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