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I'm on the lookout for opportunities that facilitate the rapid growth I'm capable of at this stage in my career.
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Writer
Narrative Designer
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Producer
NARRATIVE, DESIGN, PRODUCTION
Hi! I'm Michelle Barnes, a writer & producer from Brisbane, Australia
MY CREATIVE TOOLKIT
I'm proficient with...
Photoshop
DaVinci Resolve
Unity
Articy
Scrivener
Jira
Confluence
Google Suite
Hansoft/Helix
Work History
PlaySide Studios
Producer
Independently led multi-discipline teams through releases and live-ops development. Supported the wider company through narrative and design work at the same time.
May 2023 - Present
Dec 2021 - May 2023
Worked at the Queensland University of Technology as a Professional Research Assistant for the School of Computer Science.
Research Assistant
Queensland University of Technology
Education
2020 - 2022
Completed a Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments at the Queensland University of Technology, majoring in Game Design.
Student
Queensland University of Technology
University of Queensland
Student
Completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland, majoring in Political Science and Modern History / Ancient History.
2016 - 2019
As a confident presenter with a passion for sharing knowledge, I’ve found myself naturally gravitating towards opportunities to speak with and support budding game developers. Many people I’ve spoken to need encouragement, information about the possible pathways into the games industry, and guidance on how they can prepare for the best chances of success. Bridging that gap by speaking on panels, networking with students, and supporting the development of educational game courses is how I bring a positive impact to my local communities and the local games industry scene.
Here are some of the incredible opportunities I recently took to empower my local communities:
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Gave a games production presentation to QUT’s final-year Games & Interactive Environment students
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Spoke on the panel and networked at the QUT & UQ Career in XR & Games Night
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Took part in the Year 10 Speed Careering and Business Guild Lunch at Coomera State College
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Hosted and presented to a group of STEM students at PlaySide’s Gold Coast studio
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Spoke on the PlaySide panel at the Griffith Film School Experimental Game Design Conference
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From a young age, I developed quite the obsession with YouTube. Playthroughs and video essays were my main jam, and after absorbing an insane amount of content over the years, I felt inspired to give it a go myself.
While I didn't stick with uploading for long, I did maintain a passion for video editing, since I consider it a great storytelling tool. If you're curious, you can find my old YouTube channel here, where I uploaded a handful of game-related video essays.