Ian Thomas

Ian Thomas

Games Developer / Narrative Designer / Writer


Location:
Cardiff
Career stage:
Expert

About

I'm a game developer and writer with more than two decades of commercial experience in all sorts of fields:

* Coding for AAA and indie console & PC games
* Writing prose fiction, comics, games and movies
* Narrative design
* Coding for web, desktop, mobile and interactive TV
* Film-making
* Writing and running interactive events

I'm co-director of Talespinners, a story-for-games company who work with all sizes and genres of games company helping them with their narrative, dialogue, editing, voice work and so on.

E-learning

See which ScreenSkills e-learning Ian Thomas has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.

Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

Not completed

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Not completed

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Not completed

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Not completed

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Not completed

Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

Not completed

Experience

  1. Chair

    Games Wales · Sep 2014 - Present

  2. Gameplay Programmer / Designer

    Frictional Games · Sep 2013 - Present

  3. Founder & Organiser

    GamesDev South Wales · Feb 2012 - Present

  4. Freelance Writer & Narrative Designer

    Winged Monkeys · Jan 2007 - Present

  5. Event Organiser, Lead Writer

    Crooked House · Mar 2001 - Present

  6. Gameplay Programmer

    Double 11 · Mar 2011 - Sep 2013

  7. LEGO Systems Programmer

    Traveller's Tales · Jan 2010 - Mar 2011

  8. Chief Technical Officer / Joint CEO

    Awen · Dec 2002 - Dec 2009

  9. Director, Lead Developer

    Fictician Ltd · Oct 2002 - Jun 2004

  10. Chief Technical Architect

    DITG · May 1999 - Dec 2002

  11. Head of Programming

    The Productive Play Company · Mar 1997 - Apr 1999

  12. Director

    Cuckoo's Nest Enterprises · Aug 1995 - Aug 1996

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Education and training

  1. BSc. Computer Science

    Glasgow University · Sep 1991 - May 1994

Ian Thomas

Ian Thomas

Games Developer / Narrative Designer / Writer


Location:
Cardiff
Career stage:
Expert