✧astramodal

experimental mageworks

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Astra Tyler

email: its@astramodal.com
if you require more specific details like my city and phone number, please ask via email.

Summary

Astra is an award-winning narrative designer, three-time published author, and an experienced editor, producer, and organizational leader with a BFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University. Having worked in fast-paced creative environments like game studios and magazines, Astra excels in roles where her creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork is put to work.

Education

Chapman University
City of Orange, California
BFA Creative Writing, Class of 2024
Graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors

Skills

Collaboration, Team Management, Interdepartmental Communication, Organizational Skills, Project Design and Implementation, Production, Leadership, Narrative Design, Writing, Workshopping (Critique, Revision, Etiquette), Unity, Jira, PlasticSCM, SCRUM.

Awards

"Most Polished Game of the Year 2023"
-GameSIG IEEE on Sect-Machina

Community Leadership Award
-Chapman University.

Publications

For a list of my publications and work, please visit [My Portfolio]

Game Development Experience

1/2024 - Present
Solo Developer for Astramodal (Self)

  • Designed and wrote HTML, CSS to develop and publish a positvely-reviewed cybertext on itch.io.
  • Wrote, designed, and organized an original story, world, and characters.


    • 9/2022 - 9/2023
    Co-lead Narrative Designer & Assistant Producer for Skelecrew Games

  • Managed interdepartmental communication via Discord, Jira, and custom goalsheets.
  • Led the team through multiple crises while maintaining a high level of team morale.
  • Co-wrote, maintained documentation on the setting, characters, and story direction.
  • Implemented writing and worked directly in-engine (Unity), w/ version control (Plastic).


    • 2/2023 - 8/2023
    Narrative & Quest Designer for Bow Tie Cat Studios

  • Provided consult for quest design and narrative direction for the game's producer.
  • Workshopped questlines with Quest Design team.


    • Writing, Editing Experience

    2/2024-11/2024
    Co-Founder, Organizer The Underground Experimental Art & Literary Journal

  • Initiated and led a team of peers in the creation and publication of a new creative outlet.


    • 5/2023-5/2024
    Editorial Staff Ouroboros Speculative Fiction Magazine

  • Screened, proofread, and edited manuscripts daily for digital and print publication.