Game Developer

Creative Leadership, Narrative Design

Beth LaPensée, Ph.D. is an award-winning game developer and the first Guggenheim Foundation Fellow recognized for a game. She is the Narrative Director at Twin Suns Corp, which focuses on co-development and original Intellectual Property. 

Beth’s AAA game development work spans creative direction, narrative design, and writing using Unreal and proprietary tools. She has worked for companies including Wizards of the Coast, WolfEye Studios, Crytek, Behaviour Interactive, and more. Her AA and indie work expands beyond narrative and into production, design, and art.

She is Irish, French Canadian, Anishinaabe, and Métis, living in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. When she’s not working from home, she’s likely to be found tending a Native plant garden or snowshoeing. 

She is also a graphic designer and artist whose work is hand-drawn and then digitized. Portfolios are available by request.