About the Author

Hannah Nicklin

Hannah Nicklin speaking on a podium at A MAZE fest of games, Berlin. Image credit: Julian Dasgupta

Hannah Nicklin is an award-winning narrative and game designer, writer, and academic who has been practising for nearly 15 years. She works hard to co-create playful experiences that see people and make people feel seen, and also argues for making games a more radical space through mentoring, advocacy, and redefining process. Trained as a playwright, Nicklin moved into interactive practices early on in her career and is now the CEO and studio lead at Anglo-Danish indie studio Die Gute Fabrik. Die Gute Fabrik most recently launched Saltsea Chronicles in 2023 (which she directed), and Mutazione in 2019 (which she wrote and narrative designed).

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Image credit: Julian Dasgupta.